Run Google Chrome browser in a Docker container

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Google Chrome in Docker

versions

google-chrome-stable (71.0.3578.98-1)
google-talkplugin (5.41.0.0-1)

Launch the Chrome

docker-compose up -d

Create application launcher

tar xvf launcher.tar.gz -C ~/

Check with gtk-launch google-chrome

Extra Notes

Good & stable vsync

chrome://flags/
Enable "Override software rendering list"

Verify

chrome://gpu/

To see whether you have the best result, you should have stable 60 FPS at following tests

http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Performance/FishIETank/Default.html
http://www.vsynctester.com/

You may want to disable Google's VP8 & VP9 video codecs: "MSE & WebM VP9" and "WebM VP8" as there is no hardware decoding for them. To do this, install h264ify extension from

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/h264ify/aleakchihdccplidncghkekgioiakgal?hl=en-US

Check the codecs

https://www.youtube.com/html5