Using Docker simplifies having all the required dependencies and tools (including most recent versions of [libimobiledevice](https://libimobiledevice.org)) readily installed. Note that this requires a Linux host, as Docker for Windows and Mac [doesn't support passing through USB devices](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/faqs/#can-i-pass-through-a-usb-device-to-a-container).

Install Docker following the [official documentation](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).

Once installed, you can clone MVT's repository and build its Docker image:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt.git
cd mvt
docker build -t mvt .
```

Test if the image was created successfully:

```bash
docker run -it mvt
```

If a prompt is spawned successfully, you can close it with `exit`.

If you wish to use MVT to test an Android device you will need to enable the container's access to the host's USB devices. You can do so by enabling the `--privileged` flag and mounting the USB bus device as a volume:

```bash
docker run -it --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb mvt
```

**Please note:** the `--privileged` parameter is generally regarded as a security risk. If you want to learn more about this check out [this explainer on container escapes](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/07/19/understanding-docker-container-escapes/) as it gives access to the whole system.

Recent versions of Docker provide a `--device` parameter allowing to specify a precise USB device without enabling `--privileged`:

```bash
docker run -it --device=/dev/<your_usb_port> mvt
```
