About MCP Server with Docker
MCP Server with Docker is an example Python MCP server packaged for Docker. It demonstrates local stdio and local or remote SSE operation.
Key features
- 01Python MCP server example
- 02Docker image configuration
- 03Local stdio transport
- 04Local and remote SSE transport
Use cases
- 01Learning to package an MCP server with Docker
- 02Testing stdio or SSE server connections
MCP support
It exposes a simple tool through an MCP server, with stdio and SSE transport examples.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP Server with Docker
This project demonstrates how to run an MCP (Model Control Protocol) server using Docker throght stdio protocol (locally) and SSE protocol (locally and in remote).
NOTE: you can run the SEE protocol locally if you remove the comment on the host adress = 0.0.0.0 (which means Localhost) or comment it if you plan to deploy the web service somewhere so you can access it remotely. In any case for both cases be sure that the port exposed in the docker file and the one set in the server.py file are identical so to allow the SSE communication.
Prerequisites
- Docker installed on your system
- Acount on Render VPS service (for the external deployment and then remotely access)
General Project Structure (for both stdio and sse case)
server.py: The MCP server implementation with a simple toolDockerfile: Instructions for building the Docker imagerequirements.txt: Python dependencies for the project
Comments
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