Start the appium docker container with the following command $ docker run -p 4723:4723 -e 'ADB_SERVER_SOCKET=tcp::' -name container-appium appium/appium

Private void androidSetup() throws MalformedURLException ' $ docker cp /Users/loacl-macosx-path-to-apk/app-debug.apk container-appium:/opt Run UI Test with following test configuration Push the apk file into the container $ docker exec -it container-appium adb devices Run following command to verify adb devices can detect the connected android device. Run the docker image on the newly created docker machine $ docker run -privileged -d -p 4723:4723 -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -name container-appium appium/appium SSH into the docker machine created $ docker-machine ssh appium-test-machine Remove your base machine's ownership over the Android device(s) adb kill-server Open Virtual box, move to appium-test-machine created, select USB and add Android device and Host Controller.

You need to install Extension Pack depends on your virtualbox version, in case you get an Error 'Implementation of the USB 2.0 controller not found' $ docker-machine start appium-test-machine $ vboxmanage modifyvm appium-test-machine -usb on -usbehci on $ docker-machine version 0.10.0, build 76ed2a6Ĭreate a docker-machine as follows $ docker-machine create -driver virtualbox appium-test-machineĮnable USB in created docker-machine $ docker-machine stop appium-test-machine Make sure you have latest docker installed on mac. Mount the USB devices connected to Docker host machine Connect Each Device to a Separate Container.Mount the USB devices connected to Docker host machine.There are following ways to connecting to a real device Setting up Android real device test on Docker macOSX How to Build: $ docker build -t 'appium/appium:local' -f Appium/Dockerfile Appium To execute in Android emulator's please visit docker-android.

appium/appium - Docker Image to run appium tests on real Android devices.

Refer to Selenium Conference Youtube video for more details.

Without this approach, you'll need to do each of the automation setup steps manually which can be slow and error prone.

Helps in quick & easier setup of automation environment for Appium + Android.

Appium Docker for Android Why is this approach needed at first place?

What is the host name for appium server