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Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics toolset for creating animated films, visual effects, artwork, 3D-printed models, motion graphics,…

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Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics toolset for creating animated films, visual effects, artwork, 3D-printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality, and games. The LinuxServer image offers an accelerated workspace but does not support GPU rendering out of the box.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

59/100 Fair

Maintained
100last commit 11 days ago
Popular
41115 GitHub stars
Easy to install
302 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
208 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 13 days ago

GitHub stars
115
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-10-01
Latest release
5.2.2-ls242
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
steady

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-blender)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 8 GB RAM, 4 CPU core(s). ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

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Checked 11 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Does the LinuxServer Blender image support GPU rendering out of the box?

No, it does not support GPU rendering out of the box. It only provides an accelerated workspace experience.

Can I map users and groups in the container?

Yes, the image supports easy user mappings using PGID and PUID.

How are container updates handled?

The image provides regular application updates, weekly base OS updates, and regular security updates.

What overlay does the container use?

It uses a custom base image with an s6 overlay.

Are open-source Blender render-farm setups straightforward to manage?

The provided thread asks about open-source tools for single cloud-node render farms and notes that managing and optimizing these setups can be complex.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads