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 ## Docker
 
-To quickly run the graphical example applications, you can use Docker. For development purposes, please use the regular installation instructions further below in this document.
+To quickly run the graphical example applications, you can use Docker. For development purposes, please use the regular installation
+instructions further below in this document. Please note that the setup for Windows and Mac OS systems uses X11 forwarding and thus
+offers limited graphics performance.
 
 - Clone this repo and its submodules:
     - as a guest: `git clone --recurse-submodules https://git-st.inf.tu-dresden.de/ceti/ros/panda_gazebo_workspace.git panda_gazebo_workspace`
diff --git a/docker-run-mac.sh b/docker-run-mac.sh
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 #!/bin/sh
 
-xhost + 127.0.0.1
-
 docker build . -t ceti-panda-gazebo-workspace
 
+XSOCK=/tmp/.X11-unix
+
 docker run -it \
+    --volume=$XSOCK:$XSOCK:rw \
     --env="DISPLAY=host.docker.internal:0" \
     --user="ros" \
     ceti-panda-gazebo-workspace \