bitmessage-shell

#!/bin/bash
# filename: bitmessage
set -euxo pipefail 

# open Docker container: 
#    port 8444 available, sharing local directories for SSH and Bitmessage data
#    detatched, interactive, pseudo-tty (-dit)
#  record container ID in $DID (Docker ID)
DID=$(docker run -p 8444:8444 -v ~/.config/PyBitmessage/:/root/.config/PyBitmessage -v ~/.config/PyBitmessage/keys/:/root/.ssh/ -dit j0rg3/bitmessage-gui bash)

# find IP address of new container, record in $DIP (Docker IP)
DIP=$(docker inspect $DID | grep IPAddress | cut -d '"' -f 4)

# pause for one second to allow container's SSHD to come online
 sleep 1

# SSH into container and execute Bitmessage
ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -oIdentityFile=~/.config/PyBitmessage/keys/docker-bitmessage-keys -X $DIP  

# close container if Bitmessage is closed
docker kill $DID