Run OpenWB in a container.

openWB is a great solution for charging your EV using surplus solar energy and home automation. The product range starts from a standalone solution running on a Raspberry Pi to a complete wallbox with a display. But what if you just want to try the software and test the available integrations?

This project allows to run the same open source software which powers the openWB products in a container.

I'm picking up the good work from https://github.com/IngmarStein/openwb-docker, trying to drive it to a working solutions. This has been build and test on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB RAM and Debian Bullseye as host OS.

1. Clone this repo
2. docker compose build
3. docker compose up -d
4. Connect to http://your-ip:8888/openWB

You should be able to see and access the WebUI of openWB

The settings file openWB.conf seems to be only updated if the variable exists. the original file deployed from openWB is incomplete and configuraiton does not work properly trough the web interface. I added the variables I figured out missing, but there might be more.

The container does not contain Mosquito. It is assumed the host has an instance running. Ensure port 9001 is open for WebSocket connections