diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d4534113..928e8fef 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -74,23 +74,25 @@ python3 -m manim example_scenes.py SquareToCircle -pl ### Using Docker Since it's a bit tricky to get all the dependencies set up just right, there is a Dockerfile and Compose file provided in this repo as well as [a premade image on Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/eulertour/manim/tags/). The Dockerfile contains instructions on how to build a manim image, while the Compose file contains instructions on how to run the image. -In order to do this with the Compose file, you must set the `INPUT_DIR` +In order to do this with the Compose file, you must set the `INPUT_PATH` environment variable to the directory containing manim repository and the -`OUTPUT_DIR` environment variable to the directory where you want media to be written. +`OUTPUT_PATH` environment variable to the directory where you want media to be written. 1. [Install Docker](https://docs.docker.com) 2. [Install Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) 3. Render an animation ```sh -INPUT_DIR=/path/to/dir/containing/source/code \ -OUTPUT_DIR=/path/to/output/ \ +INPUT_PATH=/path/to/dir/containing/source/code \ +OUTPUT_PATH=/path/to/output/ \ docker-compose run manim example_scenes.py SquareToCircle -l ``` The command needs to be run as root if your username is not in the docker group. -example_scenes.py or your own project should point to the file on the host machine. +replace `example_scenes.py` with your own on the host machine for your projects. -After running the output will say files ready at `tmp/output/`, which is inside the container. Your OUTPUT_DIR is bind mounted to this `/tmp/output` so any changes made by the container to `/tmp/output` will be mirrored on your OUTPUT_DIR. `/media/` will be created in `OUTPUT_DIR`. + + +After running the output will say files ready at `/tmp/output/`, which refers to path inside the container. Your OUTPUT_PATH is bind mounted to this `/tmp/output` so any changes made by the container to `/tmp/output` will be mirrored on your OUTPUT_PATH. `/media/` will be created in `OUTPUT_PATH`. `-p` won't work as manim would look for video player in the container system, which it does not have.