Using GPU from a docker container?

Question

I\'m searching for a way to use the GPU from inside a docker container.

The container will execute arbitrary code so i don\'t want to use the privileged mode.

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Answer 1

Updated for cuda-8.0 on ubuntu 16.04

• Install docker https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-16-04

• Build the following image that includes the nvidia drivers and the cuda toolkit

Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:16.04
MAINTAINER Jonathan Kosgei 

# A docker container with the Nvidia kernel module and CUDA drivers installed

ENV CUDA_RUN https://developer.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/8.0/prod/local_installers/cuda_8.0.44_linux-run

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -q -y \
  wget \
  module-init-tools \
  build-essential 

RUN cd /opt && \
  wget $CUDA_RUN && \
  chmod +x cuda_8.0.44_linux-run && \
  mkdir nvidia_installers && \
  ./cuda_8.0.44_linux-run -extract=`pwd`/nvidia_installers && \
  cd nvidia_installers && \
  ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.48.run -s -N --no-kernel-module

RUN cd /opt/nvidia_installers && \
  ./cuda-linux64-rel-8.0.44-21122537.run -noprompt

# Ensure the CUDA libs and binaries are in the correct environment variables
ENV LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/cuda-8.0/lib64
ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cuda-8.0/bin

RUN cd /opt/nvidia_installers &&\
    ./cuda-samples-linux-8.0.44-21122537.run -noprompt -cudaprefix=/usr/local/cuda-8.0 &&\
    cd /usr/local/cuda/samples/1_Utilities/deviceQuery &&\ 
    make

WORKDIR /usr/local/cuda/samples/1_Utilities/deviceQuery

3. Run your container

sudo docker run -ti --device /dev/nvidia0:/dev/nvidia0 --device /dev/nvidiactl:/dev/nvidiactl --device /dev/nvidia-uvm:/dev/nvidia-uvm ./deviceQuery

You should see output similar to:

deviceQuery, CUDA Driver = CUDART, CUDA Driver Version = 8.0, CUDA Runtime Version = 8.0, NumDevs = 1, Device0 = GRID K520 Result = PASS