Autopsy 4.21.0 in a Docker

docker-compose.yml

services:
  autopsy:
    restart: unless-stopped
    image: autopsy:latest
    build: .
    environment:
      # Run `xhost local:root`  on your host,
      # if the guest is unable to connect to display
      - DISPLAY=unix${DISPLAY}
    volumes:
      - /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
    network_mode: host
    command: "/bin/autopsy --nosplash"

Dockerfile

# Base image
FROM ubuntu:24.04

# Set environment variables
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

# Install prerequisites and dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    wget unzip sudo openjdk-17-jdk openjdk-17-jre openjfx \
    build-essential autoconf libtool automake git zip ant \
    libde265-dev libheif-dev libpq-dev \
    testdisk libafflib-dev libewf-dev libvhdi-dev libvmdk-dev \
    libgstreamer1.0-0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
    gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav \
    gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-x gstreamer1.0-alsa \
    gstreamer1.0-gl gstreamer1.0-gtk3 gstreamer1.0-qt5 gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Download and install The Sleuth Kit Java Debian package
RUN wget https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/releases/download/sleuthkit-4.12.1/sleuthkit-java_4.12.1-1_amd64.deb \
    && apt-get update \
    && apt-get install -y ./sleuthkit-java_4.12.1-1_amd64.deb \
    && rm sleuthkit-java_4.12.1-1_amd64.deb

# Download Autopsy
WORKDIR /opt
RUN wget https://github.com/sleuthkit/autopsy/releases/download/autopsy-4.21.0/autopsy-4.21.0.zip

# Download install_application.sh script
RUN wget -O /opt/install_application.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sleuthkit/autopsy/develop/linux_macos_install_scripts/install_application.sh \
    && chmod +x /opt/install_application.sh

# Install Autopsy using install_application.sh
RUN /opt/install_application.sh -z /opt/autopsy-4.21.0.zip -i /opt/autopsy -j /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64

RUN ln -s /opt/autopsy/autopsy-4.21.0/bin/autopsy /bin/