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linuxserver/rpcs3

RPCS3 is a multi-platform open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

Supported Architectures

We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker here and our announcement here.

Simply pulling lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.

The architectures supported by this image are:

Architecture	Available	Tag
x86-64	✅	amd64-<version tag>
arm64	✅	arm64v8-<version tag>

Application Setup

The application can be accessed at:

• https://yourhost:3001/

Strict reverse proxies

This image uses a self-signed certificate by default. This naturally means the scheme is https. If you are using a reverse proxy which validates certificates, you need to disable this check for the container.

Modern GUI desktop apps may have compatibility issues with the latest Docker syscall restrictions. You can use Docker with the --security-opt seccomp=unconfined setting to allow these syscalls on hosts with older Kernels or libseccomp versions.

Security

Warning

This container provides privileged access to the host system. Do not expose it to the Internet unless you have secured it properly.

HTTPS is required for full functionality. Modern browser features such as WebCodecs, used for video and audio, will not function over an insecure HTTP connection.

By default, this container has no authentication. The optional CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD environment variables enable basic HTTP auth, which is suitable only for securing the container on a trusted local network. For internet exposure, we strongly recommend placing the container behind a reverse proxy, such as SWAG, with a robust authentication mechanism.

The web interface includes a terminal with passwordless sudo access. Any user with access to the GUI can gain root control within the container, install arbitrary software, and probe your local network.

While not generally recommended, certain legacy environments specifically those with older hardware or outdated Linux distributions may require the deactivation of the standard seccomp profile to get containerized desktop software to run. This can be achieved by utilizing the --security-opt seccomp=unconfined parameter. It is critical to use this option only when absolutely necessary as it disables a key security layer of Docker, elevating the potential for container escape vulnerabilities.

Options in all Selkies-based GUI containers

This container is based on Docker Baseimage Selkies, which provides the following environment variables and run configurations to customize its functionality.

Optional Environment Variables

Variable	Description
CUSTOM_PORT	Internal port the container listens on for http if it needs to be swapped from the default 3000
CUSTOM_HTTPS_PORT	Internal port the container listens on for https if it needs to be swapped from the default 3001
CUSTOM_WS_PORT	Internal port the container listens on for websockets if it needs to be swapped from the default 8082
CUSTOM_USER	HTTP Basic auth username, abc is default.
DRI_NODE	Enable VAAPI stream encoding and use the specified device IE /dev/dri/renderD128
DRINODE	Specify which GPU to use for DRI3 acceleration IE /dev/dri/renderD129
PASSWORD	HTTP Basic auth password, abc is default. If unset there will be no auth
SUBFOLDER	Subfolder for the application if running a subfolder reverse proxy, need both slashes IE /subfolder/
TITLE	The page title displayed on the web browser, default "Selkies"
DASHBOARD	Allows the user to set their dashboard. Options: selkies-dashboard, selkies-dashboard-zinc, selkies-dashboard-wish
FILE_MANAGER_PATH	Modifies the default upload/download file path, path must have proper permissions for abc user
START_DOCKER	If set to false a container with privilege will not automatically start the DinD Docker setup
DISABLE_IPV6	If set to true or any value this will disable IPv6
LC_ALL	Set the Language for the container to run as IE fr_FR.UTF-8 ar_AE.UTF-8
NO_DECOR	If set the application will run without window borders for use as a PWA. (Decor can be enabled and disabled with Ctrl+Shift+d)
NO_FULL	Do not autmatically fullscreen applications when using openbox.
NO_GAMEPAD	Disable userspace gamepad interposer injection.
DISABLE_ZINK	Do not set the Zink environment variables if a video card is detected (userspace applications will use CPU rendering)
DISABLE_DRI3	Do not use DRI3 acceleration if a video card is detected (userspace applications will use CPU rendering)
MAX_RES	Pass a larger maximum resolution for the container default is 16k 15360x8640
WATERMARK_PNG	Full path inside the container to a watermark png IE /usr/share/selkies/www/icon.png
WATERMARK_LOCATION	Where to paint the image over the stream integer options below

WATERMARK_LOCATION Options:

• 1: Top Left
• 2: Top Right
• 3: Bottom Left
• 4: Bottom Right
• 5: Centered
• 6: Animated

Optional Run Configurations

Argument	Description
--privileged	Starts a Docker-in-Docker (DinD) environment. For better performance, mount the Docker data directory from the host, e.g., -v /path/to/docker-data:/var/lib/docker.
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock	Mounts the host's Docker socket to manage host containers from within this container.
--device /dev/dri:/dev/dri	Mount a GPU into the container, this can be used in conjunction with the DRINODE environment variable to leverage a host video card for GPU accelerated applications. Only Open Source drivers are supported IE (Intel,AMDGPU,Radeon,ATI,Nouveau)

Language Support - Internationalization

To launch the desktop session in a different language, set the LC_ALL environment variable. For example:

• -e LC_ALL=zh_CN.UTF-8 - Chinese
• -e LC_ALL=ja_JP.UTF-8 - Japanese
• -e LC_ALL=ko_KR.UTF-8 - Korean
• -e LC_ALL=ar_AE.UTF-8 - Arabic
• -e LC_ALL=ru_RU.UTF-8 - Russian
• -e LC_ALL=es_MX.UTF-8 - Spanish (Latin America)
• -e LC_ALL=de_DE.UTF-8 - German
• -e LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8 - French
• -e LC_ALL=nl_NL.UTF-8 - Netherlands
• -e LC_ALL=it_IT.UTF-8 - Italian

DRI3 GPU Acceleration

For accelerated apps or games, render devices can be mounted into the container and leveraged by applications using:

--device /dev/dri:/dev/dri

This feature only supports Open Source GPU drivers:

Driver	Description
Intel	i965 and i915 drivers for Intel iGPU chipsets
AMD	AMDGPU, Radeon, and ATI drivers for AMD dedicated or APU chipsets
NVIDIA	nouveau2 drivers only, closed source NVIDIA drivers lack DRI3 support

The DRINODE environment variable can be used to point to a specific GPU.

DRI3 will work on aarch64 given the correct drivers are installed inside the container for your chipset.

Nvidia GPU Support

Note: Nvidia support is not available for Alpine-based images.

Nvidia GPU support is available by leveraging Zink for OpenGL. When a compatible Nvidia GPU is passed through, it will also be automatically utilized for hardware-accelerated video stream encoding (using the x264enc full-frame profile), significantly reducing CPU load.

Enable Nvidia support with the following runtime flags:

Flag	Description
--gpus all	Passes all available host GPUs to the container. This can be filtered to specific GPUs.
--runtime nvidia	Specifies the Nvidia runtime, which provides the necessary drivers and tools from the host.

For Docker Compose, you must first configure the Nvidia runtime as the default on the host:

sudo nvidia-ctk runtime configure --runtime=docker --set-as-default
sudo systemctl restart docker

Then, assign the GPU to the service in your compose.yaml:

services:
  rpcs3:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          devices:
            - driver: nvidia
              count: 1
              capabilities: [compute,video,graphics,utility]

Application Management

There are two methods for installing applications inside the container: PRoot Apps (recommended for persistence) and Native Apps.

PRoot Apps (Persistent)

Natively installed packages (e.g., via apt-get install) will not persist if the container is recreated. To retain applications and their settings across container updates, we recommend using proot-apps. These are portable applications installed to the user's persistent $HOME directory.

To install an application, use the command line inside the container:

proot-apps install filezilla

A list of supported applications is available here.

Native Apps (Non-Persistent)

You can install packages from the system's native repository using the universal-package-install mod. This method will increase the container's start time and is not persistent. Add the following to your compose.yaml:

  environment:
    - DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-package-install
    - INSTALL_PACKAGES=libfuse2|git|gdb

Hardening

These variables can be used to lock down the desktop environment for single-application use cases or to restrict user capabilities.

Meta Variables

These variables act as presets, enabling multiple hardening options at once. Individual options can still be set to override the preset.

Variable	Description
HARDEN_DESKTOP	Enables DISABLE_OPEN_TOOLS, DISABLE_SUDO, and DISABLE_TERMINALS. Also sets related Selkies UI settings (SELKIES_FILE_TRANSFERS, SELKIES_COMMAND_ENABLED, SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_FILES, SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_APPS) if they are not explicitly set by the user.
HARDEN_OPENBOX	Enables DISABLE_CLOSE_BUTTON, DISABLE_MOUSE_BUTTONS, and HARDEN_KEYBINDS. It also flags RESTART_APP if not set by the user, ensuring the primary application is automatically restarted if closed.

Individual Hardening Variables

Variable	Description
DISABLE_OPEN_TOOLS	If true, disables xdg-open and exo-open binaries by removing their execute permissions.
DISABLE_SUDO	If true, disables the sudo command by removing its execute permissions and invalidating the passwordless sudo configuration.
DISABLE_TERMINALS	If true, disables common terminal emulators by removing their execute permissions and hiding them from the Openbox right-click menu.
DISABLE_CLOSE_BUTTON	If true, removes the close button from window title bars in the Openbox window manager.
DISABLE_MOUSE_BUTTONS	If true, disables the right-click and middle-click context menus and actions within the Openbox window manager.
HARDEN_KEYBINDS	If true, disables default Openbox keybinds that can bypass other hardening options (e.g., Alt+F4 to close windows, Alt+Escape to show the root menu).
RESTART_APP	If true, enables a watchdog service that automatically restarts the main application if it is closed. The user's autostart script is made read-only and root owned to prevent tampering.

Selkies application settings

Using environment variables every facet of the application can be configured.

Booleans and Locking

Boolean settings accept true or false. You can also prevent the user from changing a boolean setting in the UI by appending |locked. The UI toggle for this setting will be hidden.

• Example: To force CPU encoding on and prevent the user from disabling it:

  -e SELKIES_USE_CPU="true|locked"

Enums and Lists

These settings accept a comma-separated list of values. Their behavior depends on the number of items provided:

• Multiple Values: The first item in the list becomes the default selection, and all items in the list become the available options in the UI dropdown.

• Single Value: The provided value becomes the default, and the UI dropdown is hidden because the choice is locked.

• Example: Force the encoder to be jpeg with no other options available to the user:

  -e SELKIES_ENCODER="jpeg"

Ranges

Range settings define a minimum and maximum for a value (e.g., framerate).

• To set a range: Use a hyphen-separated min-max format. The UI will show a slider.

• To set a fixed value: Provide a single number. This will lock the value and hide the UI slider.

• Example: Lock the framerate to exactly 60 FPS.

  -e SELKIES_FRAMERATE="60"

Manual Resolution Mode

The server can be forced to use a single, fixed resolution for all connecting clients. This mode is automatically activated if SELKIES_MANUAL_WIDTH, SELKIES_MANUAL_HEIGHT, or SELKIES_IS_MANUAL_RESOLUTION_MODE is set.

• If SELKIES_MANUAL_WIDTH and/or SELKIES_MANUAL_HEIGHT are set, the resolution is locked to those values.
• If SELKIES_IS_MANUAL_RESOLUTION_MODE is set to true without specifying width or height, the resolution defaults to 1024x768.
• When this mode is active, the client UI for changing resolution is disabled.

Environment Variable	Default Value	Description
SELKIES_UI_TITLE	'Selkies'	Title in top left corner of sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SHOW_LOGO	True	Show the Selkies logo in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SHOW_SIDEBAR	True	Show the main sidebar UI.
SELKIES_UI_SHOW_CORE_BUTTONS	True	Show the core components buttons display, audio, microphone, and gamepad.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_VIDEO_SETTINGS	True	Show the video settings section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_SCREEN_SETTINGS	True	Show the screen settings section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_AUDIO_SETTINGS	True	Show the audio settings section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_STATS	True	Show the stats section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_CLIPBOARD	True	Show the clipboard section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_FILES	True	Show the file transfer section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_APPS	True	Show the applications section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_SHARING	True	Show the sharing section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_GAMEPADS	True	Show the gamepads section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_FULLSCREEN	True	Show the fullscreen button in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_GAMING_MODE	True	Show the gaming mode button in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_TRACKPAD	True	Show the virtual trackpad button in the sidebar.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_KEYBOARD_BUTTON	True	Show the on-screen keyboard button in the display area.
SELKIES_UI_SIDEBAR_SHOW_SOFT_BUTTONS	True	Show the soft buttons section in the sidebar.
SELKIES_AUDIO_ENABLED	True	Enable server-to-client audio streaming.
SELKIES_MICROPHONE_ENABLED	True	Enable client-to-server microphone forwarding.
SELKIES_GAMEPAD_ENABLED	True	Enable gamepad support.
SELKIES_CLIPBOARD_ENABLED	True	Enable clipboard synchronization.
SELKIES_COMMAND_ENABLED	True	Enable parsing of command websocket messages.
SELKIES_FILE_TRANSFERS	'upload,download'	Allowed file transfer directions (comma-separated: "upload,download"). Set to "" or "none" to disable.
SELKIES_ENCODER	'x264enc,x264enc-striped,jpeg'	The default video encoders.
SELKIES_FRAMERATE	'8-120'	Allowed framerate range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_H264_CRF	'5-50'	Allowed H.264 CRF range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_JPEG_QUALITY	'1-100'	Allowed JPEG quality range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_H264_FULLCOLOR	False	Enable H.264 full color range for pixelflux encoders.
SELKIES_H264_STREAMING_MODE	False	Enable H.264 streaming mode for pixelflux encoders.
SELKIES_USE_CPU	False	Force CPU-based encoding for pixelflux.
SELKIES_USE_PAINT_OVER_QUALITY	True	Enable high-quality paint-over for static scenes.
SELKIES_PAINT_OVER_JPEG_QUALITY	'1-100'	Allowed JPEG paint-over quality range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_H264_PAINTOVER_CRF	'5-50'	Allowed H.264 paint-over CRF range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_H264_PAINTOVER_BURST_FRAMES	'1-30'	Allowed H.264 paint-over burst frames range or a fixed value.
SELKIES_SECOND_SCREEN	True	Enable support for a second monitor/display.
SELKIES_AUDIO_BITRATE	'320000'	The default audio bitrate.
SELKIES_IS_MANUAL_RESOLUTION_MODE	False	Lock the resolution to the manual width/height values.
SELKIES_MANUAL_WIDTH	0	Lock width to a fixed value. Setting this forces manual resolution mode.
SELKIES_MANUAL_HEIGHT	0	Lock height to a fixed value. Setting this forces manual resolution mode.
SELKIES_SCALING_DPI	'96'	The default DPI for UI scaling.
SELKIES_ENABLE_BINARY_CLIPBOARD	False	Allow binary data on the clipboard.
SELKIES_USE_BROWSER_CURSORS	False	Use browser CSS cursors instead of rendering to canvas.
SELKIES_USE_CSS_SCALING	False	HiDPI when false, if true a lower resolution is sent from the client and the canvas is stretched.
SELKIES_PORT (or CUSTOM_WS_PORT)	8082	Port for the data websocket server.
SELKIES_DRI_NODE (or DRI_NODE)	''	Path to the DRI render node for VA-API.
SELKIES_AUDIO_DEVICE_NAME	'output.monitor'	Audio device name for pcmflux capture.
SELKIES_WATERMARK_PATH (or WATERMARK_PNG)	''	Absolute path to the watermark PNG file.
SELKIES_WATERMARK_LOCATION (or WATERMARK_LOCATION)	-1	Watermark location enum (0-6).
SELKIES_DEBUG	False	Enable debug logging.
SELKIES_ENABLE_SHARING	True	Master toggle for all sharing features.
SELKIES_ENABLE_COLLAB	True	Enable collaborative (read-write) sharing link.
SELKIES_ENABLE_SHARED	True	Enable view-only sharing links.
SELKIES_ENABLE_PLAYER2	True	Enable sharing link for gamepad player 2.
SELKIES_ENABLE_PLAYER3	True	Enable sharing link for gamepad player 3.
SELKIES_ENABLE_PLAYER4	True	Enable sharing link for gamepad player 4.

Usage

To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.

Note

Unless a parameter is flaged as 'optional', it is mandatory and a value must be provided.

docker-compose (recommended, click here for more info)

---
services:
  rpcs3:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest
    container_name: rpcs3
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /path/to/config:/config
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
      - 3001:3001
    shm_size: "1gb"
    restart: unless-stopped

docker cli (click here for more info)

docker run -d \
  --name=rpcs3 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  --shm-size="1gb" \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest

Parameters

Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate <external>:<internal> respectively. For example, -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 outside the container.

Parameter	Function
-p 3000:3000	HTTP RPCS3 desktop gui must be proxied.
-p 3001:3001	HTTPS RPCS3 desktop gui.
-e PUID=1000	for UserID - see below for explanation
-e PGID=1000	for GroupID - see below for explanation
-e TZ=Etc/UTC	specify a timezone to use, see this list.
-v /config	Users home directory in the container, stores local files and settings
--shm-size=	This is needed for RPCS3 to function.

Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)

You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend FILE__.

As an example:

-e FILE__MYVAR=/run/secrets/mysecretvariable

Will set the environment variable MYVAR based on the contents of the /run/secrets/mysecretvariable file.

Umask for running applications

For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional -e UMASK=022 setting. Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up here before asking for support.

User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (-v flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID.

Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.

In this instance PUID=1000 and PGID=1000, to find yours use id your_user as below:

id your_user

Example output:

uid=1000(your_user) gid=1000(your_user) groups=1000(your_user)

Docker Mods

We publish various Docker Mods to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.

Support Info

• Shell access whilst the container is running:

  docker exec -it rpcs3 /bin/bash

• To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:

  docker logs -f rpcs3

• Container version number:

  docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' rpcs3

• Image version number:

  docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest

Updating Info

Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (noted in the relevant readme.md), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the Application Setup section above to see if it is recommended for the image.

Below are the instructions for updating containers:

Via Docker Compose

• Update images:

  • All images:

    docker-compose pull

  • Single image:

    docker-compose pull rpcs3

• Update containers:

  • All containers:

    docker-compose up -d

  • Single container:

    docker-compose up -d rpcs3

• You can also remove the old dangling images:

  docker image prune

Via Docker Run

• Update the image:

  docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest

• Stop the running container:

  docker stop rpcs3

• Delete the container:

  docker rm rpcs3

• Recreate a new container with the same docker run parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your /config folder and settings will be preserved)

• You can also remove the old dangling images:

  docker image prune

Image Update Notifications - Diun (Docker Image Update Notifier)

Tip

We recommend Diun for update notifications. Other tools that automatically update containers unattended are not recommended or supported.

Building locally

If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:

git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-rpcs3.git
cd docker-rpcs3
docker build \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  -t lscr.io/linuxserver/rpcs3:latest .

The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware and vice versa using lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static

docker run --rm --privileged lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static --reset

Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with -f Dockerfile.aarch64.

Versions

• 22.09.25: - Rebase to Debian Trixie.
• 19.06.25: - Initial release.