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System Setup
Pre-built Docker container images for this project are hosted on DockerHub. Alternatively, you can Build the Project from source.
Below are the currently available container tags:
Container Tag | L4T version | JetPack version |
---|---|---|
dustynv/jetson-inference:r36.3.0 |
L4T R36.3.0 | JetPack 6.0 GA |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r36.2.0 |
L4T R36.2.0 | JetPack 6.0 DP |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r35.3.1 |
L4T R35.3.1 | JetPack 5.1.1 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r35.2.1 |
L4T R35.2.1 | JetPack 5.1 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r35.1.0 |
L4T R35.1.0 | JetPack 5.0.2 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r34.1.1 |
L4T R34.1.1 | JetPack 5.0.1 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r32.7.1 |
L4T R32.7.1 | JetPack 4.6.1 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r32.6.1 |
L4T R32.6.1 | JetPack 4.6 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r32.5.0 |
L4T R32.5.0 | JetPack 4.5 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r32.4.4 |
L4T R32.4.4 | JetPack 4.4.1 |
dustynv/jetson-inference:r32.4.3 |
L4T R32.4.3 | JetPack 4.4 |
note: the version of JetPack-L4T that you have installed on your Jetson needs to be compatible with one of the tags above. If you have a different version of JetPack installed, either upgrade to the latest JetPack or Build the Project from Source to compile the project directly.
These containers use the l4t-pytorch
base container, so support for training models and transfer learning is already included.
Due to various mounts and devices needed to run the container, it's recommended to use the docker/run.sh
script to run the container:
$ git clone --recursive --depth=1 https://github.com/dusty-nv/jetson-inference
$ cd jetson-inference
$ docker/run.sh
note: because of the Docker scripts used and the data directory structure that gets mounted into the container, you should still clone the project on your host device (i.e. even if not intending to build/install the project natively)
docker/run.sh
will automatically pull the correct container tag from DockerHub based on your currently-installed version of JetPack-L4T, and mount the appropriate data directories and devices so that you can use cameras/display/ect from within the container.
This project also has the ros_deep_learning package available for ROS/ROS2, and by specifying the --ros=ROS_DISTRO
option you can start the version of container built with ROS. Supported ROS distros include Noetic, Foxy, Galactic, Humble, and Iron:
$ docker/run.sh --ros=humble # noetic, foxy, galactic, humble, iron
The container will source the ROS environment and packages when started. For more information, see the ros_deep_learning documentation.
In addition to being supported on the Jetson ARM-based architectures, the jetson-inference container can be built and run on x86_64 systems with NVIDIA GPU(s). This can be used to run the Hello AI World tutorial and accompanying apps/libraries from it, or for faster training on the PC/server. To do this, first install the NVIDIA drivers and NVIDIA Container Runtime to enable GPU support in Docker.
To run the latest pre-built jetson-inference x86 container, use the same commands as above (docker/run.sh
). If you want to use a newer/older version of the nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch
base container, edit this line with the desired tag and then run docker/build.sh
Although the jetson-inference container is built for Linux, it can be run on Windows under WSL 2 by following the CUDA on WSL User Guide, followed by installing Docker and the NVIDIA Container Runtime as above. If you need to use USB webcams and V4L2 under WSL 2, you'll also need to recompile your WSL kernel with these config changes.
For reference, the following paths automatically get mounted from your host device into the container:
jetson-inference/data
(stores the network models, serialized TensorRT engines, and test images)jetson-inference/python/training/classification/data
(stores classification training datasets)jetson-inference/python/training/classification/models
(stores classification models trained by PyTorch)jetson-inference/python/training/detection/ssd/data
(stores detection training datasets)jetson-inference/python/training/detection/ssd/models
(stores detection models trained by PyTorch)
These mounted volumes assure that the models and datasets are stored outside the container, and aren't lost when the container is shut down.
If you wish to mount your own directory into the container, you can use the --volume HOST_DIR:MOUNT_DIR
argument to docker/run.sh
:
$ docker/run.sh --volume /my/host/path:/my/container/path # these should be absolute paths
You can specify --volume
multiple times to mount multiple directories. For more info, run or see docker/run.sh --help
Once the container is up and running, you can then run example programs from the tutorial like normal inside the container:
$ cd build/aarch64/bin
$ ./video-viewer /dev/video0
$ ./imagenet images/jellyfish.jpg images/test/jellyfish.jpg
$ ./detectnet images/peds_0.jpg images/test/peds_0.jpg
# (press Ctrl+D to exit the container)
note: when you are saving images from one of the sample programs (like imagenet or detectnet), it's recommended to save them to
images/test
. These images will then be easily viewable from your host device in thejetson-inference/data/images/test
directory.
If you are following the Hello AI World tutorial, you can ignore this section and skip ahead to the next step. But if you wish to re-build the container or build your own, you can use the docker/build.sh
script which builds the project's Dockerfile
:
$ docker/build.sh
note: you should first set your default
docker-runtime
to nvidia, see here for the details.
You can also base your own container on this one by using the line FROM dustynv/jetson-inference:rXX.X.X
in your own Dockerfile.
If you have chosen to run the project inside the Docker container, you can proceed to Classifying Images with ImageNet.
However, if you would prefer to install the project directly on your Jetson (outside of container), go to Building the Project from Source.
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