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# DaVinci Resolve in distrobox
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Two images built from the same `Dockerfile`, pushed to a private registry,
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used via distrobox:
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- `davinci-amd` — DaVinci Resolve + ROCm + Intel `intel-compute-runtime`,
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for AMD/Intel GPUs
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- `davinci-nvidia` — DaVinci Resolve only; the NVIDIA driver/toolchain is
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provided by the host
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Registry: `docker.slambin.fr`. Files: `Dockerfile`, `davinci-dependencies`
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(package list), `davinci-run` (in-image launcher).
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This setup is a direct adaptation of
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[zelikos/davincibox](https://github.com/zelikos/davincibox) — same base
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image, same dependency list, same install flags — with one change: Resolve
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is baked into the image at build time instead of being installed into the
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box afterwards, to match this repo's "build once, push" convention. See
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`CLAUDE.md` for what was changed and why.
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Both `amd` and `nvidia` targets have been build-tested end to end (Docker
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Desktop/WSL2, real `DaVinci_Resolve_21.1_Linux.run`) — dependency install,
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the silent Resolve install, and the patchelf fix all completed cleanly, and
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`ldd` on the installed binary shows no missing libraries. Not yet tested:
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an actual `distrobox create` + GUI launch on real Linux/GPU hardware (see
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`CLAUDE.md` for the full breakdown).
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> DaVinci Resolve binaries get baked into these images from your own
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> Blackmagic Design download. Keep the registry **private** — never push
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> these images publicly. Not affiliated with Blackmagic Design.
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---
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## Prerequisites
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- The DaVinci Resolve (or DaVinci Resolve Studio) Linux `.run` installer
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from [Blackmagic's site](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve),
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unzipped, placed next to the `Dockerfile` (the download is a `.zip`
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containing the `.run` — `unzip DaVinci_Resolve_*_Linux.zip` first).
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- Your host user should be in the `render` and `video` groups for GPU
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device access: `sudo usermod -aG render,video "$USER"` (log out/in after).
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- NVIDIA only: [NVIDIA Container Toolkit](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/latest/install-guide.html)
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installed on the host (see "NVIDIA gotcha" below).
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## Build & push
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```bash
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REGISTRY=docker.slambin.fr
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VERSION=21.1
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INSTALLER=DaVinci_Resolve_21.1_Linux.run
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for target in amd nvidia; do
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podman build -f Dockerfile \
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--build-arg "RESOLVE_INSTALLER=${INSTALLER}" \
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--target "${target}" \
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-t "${REGISTRY}/davinci-${target}:${VERSION}" \
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-t "${REGISTRY}/davinci-${target}:latest" .
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podman push "${REGISTRY}/davinci-${target}:${VERSION}"
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podman push "${REGISTRY}/davinci-${target}:latest"
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done
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```
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## Install / run
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```bash
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# AMD / Intel
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distrobox create \
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--name davinci \
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--image docker.slambin.fr/davinci-amd:latest \
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--additional-flags "--hostname davinci-resolve"
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# NVIDIA (see gotcha below re: --nvidia vs CDI)
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distrobox create \
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--name davinci \
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--image docker.slambin.fr/davinci-nvidia:latest \
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--nvidia \
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--additional-flags "--hostname davinci-resolve"
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```
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Then:
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```bash
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distrobox enter davinci
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davinci-run
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```
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### NVIDIA gotcha (unverified)
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Houdini's NVIDIA variant just needs `distrobox --nvidia` (host driver files
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bind-mounted, enough for GL/Vulkan viewport rendering). DaVinci Resolve
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needs full CUDA/OpenCL/NVENC, and upstream davincibox's README documents
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using the **NVIDIA Container Toolkit + CDI** route instead:
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```bash
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distrobox create \
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--name davinci \
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--image docker.slambin.fr/davinci-nvidia:latest \
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--additional-flags "--device nvidia.com/gpu=all"
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```
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which requires `nvidia-container-toolkit` set up on the host (already the
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case on Universal Blue images; see NVIDIA's own install guide otherwise).
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Whether plain `--nvidia` is actually enough has not been tested here — try
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it first since it's simpler, fall back to the CDI form above if Resolve
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reports something like "Unsupported GPU processing mode" on launch.
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## App menu entry (icon, no terminal)
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Resolve ships its own `.desktop` files and icons under
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`/opt/resolve/share` and `/opt/resolve/graphics` — no need to write one by
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hand:
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```bash
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distrobox enter davinci
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mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
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cp /opt/resolve/share/*.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
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rm ~/.local/share/applications/DaVinciResolveInstaller.desktop
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sed -i 's/RESOLVE_INSTALL_LOCATION/\/opt\/resolve/' \
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~/.local/share/applications/{blackmagicraw*,DaVinci*}.desktop
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sed -i "s,Exec=,Exec=distrobox enter -n davinci -- /usr/local/bin/davinci-run ," \
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~/.local/share/applications/{blackmagicraw*,DaVinci*}.desktop
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distrobox-export --app "$HOME/.local/share/applications/DaVinciResolve.desktop"
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```
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(Adapted from davincibox's `add-davinci-launcher` script — see CLAUDE.md.)
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## Known gotchas (from upstream, not yet hit here ourselves)
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- **No audio**: Resolve uses ALSA via the `pipewire-alsa` plugin baked into
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the image. If your host doesn't run PipeWire, swap it inside the box:
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`sudo dnf remove pipewire-alsa && sudo dnf install alsa-plugins-pulseaudio`.
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- **Codecs**: the free version's codec support is limited — this is a
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Blackmagic licensing limitation, not something this image can fix.
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- **Studio + USB dongle**: needs a udev rule on the host to let the
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container see the license dongle. See
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[davincibox's README](https://github.com/zelikos/davincibox#davinci-resolve-studio-crashes-on-checking-licences)
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if you hit "Checking Licences..." crashes.
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