Workflow on GCP VM

[ShauryaJain03]

Hi
I'm running Isaac Sim 5.1.0 inside docker on GCP VM which has Ubuntu 22.04 and streaming it through the WebRTC client.
I wanted to simulate people and create proper simulation workflows for my research work, however I can't get to save the USD files at one place, many times I get errors related to lacking permissions and other times I just cannot access the file system through the Isaac Sim GUI after clicking 'save as'.
Can someone please guide me on how I can formalize all my simulation assets at one place and mount that directory onto docker. I just need to know where I can safely create this directory with read write permissions and easily access from inside Isaac Sim too.
Thanks.

[sheikh-nv]

Hi. Try these example container deployment to mount folders from the host instance with write access to the user in the container.
https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/5.1.0/installation/install_container.html#container-deployment

mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main/ov
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main/warp
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/computecache
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/config
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/data/documents
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/data/Kit
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/logs
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/pkg
sudo chown -R 1234:1234 ~/docker/isaac-sim

docker run --name isaac-sim --entrypoint bash -it --gpus all -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" --rm --network=host \
    -e "PRIVACY_CONSENT=Y" \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main:/isaac-sim/.cache:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/computecache:/isaac-sim/.nv/ComputeCache:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/logs:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/logs:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/config:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/config:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/data:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/pkg:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/pkg:rw \
    -u 1234:1234 \
    nvcr.io/nvidia/isaac-sim:5.1.0

The default save folder might be at /isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data/documents in the container.

[ShauryaJain03]

Hi. Try these example container deployment to mount folders from the host instance with write access to the user in the container. https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/5.1.0/installation/install_container.html#container-deployment

mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main/ov
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main/warp
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/computecache
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/config
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/data/documents
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/data/Kit
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/logs
mkdir -p ~/docker/isaac-sim/pkg
sudo chown -R 1234:1234 ~/docker/isaac-sim

docker run --name isaac-sim --entrypoint bash -it --gpus all -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" --rm --network=host \
    -e "PRIVACY_CONSENT=Y" \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/main:/isaac-sim/.cache:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/cache/computecache:/isaac-sim/.nv/ComputeCache:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/logs:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/logs:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/config:/isaac-sim/.nvidia-omniverse/config:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/data:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data:rw \
    -v ~/docker/isaac-sim/pkg:/isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/pkg:rw \
    -u 1234:1234 \
    nvcr.io/nvidia/isaac-sim:5.1.0

The default save folder might be at /isaac-sim/.local/share/ov/data/documents in the container.

@sheikh-nv thanks a lot, that worked. Solved my problem instantly!

[vick-yu]

@ShauryaJain03 Could you also help us by answering a brief WebRTC usage survey?

This will help us better understand and improve the WebRTC experience:

1. Primary goal of using WebRTC

• Remote UI / VDI‑like access to Isaac Sim
• Debugging / visualization only
• Teaching / demo / presentation
• Training / RL monitoring (Isaac Lab)
• Remote development (no local GPU)
• Other (please explain):

2. Where is Isaac Sim running?

• Local workstation
• On‑prem server (different network)
• Cloud VM (AWS / Azure / GCP / other)
• University / shared cluster
• Other (please explain):

3. How often do you use WebRTC?

• One‑time setup / occasional
• Daily development
• Long‑running sessions (hours+)
• Other (please explain):

4. What would you use instead if WebRTC worked perfectly?

• Remote desktop (VDI / RDP / NoMachine)
• Omniverse Streaming Client
• SSH + logs only
• Local GUI install
• Other (please explain):

5. What is most important to you?

• Low latency
• Stability / no disconnections
• Works across the Internet
• Easy setup
• Multiple displays / large scenes
• Other (please explain):

[ShauryaJain03]

1. Primary goal of using WebRTC

• Remote UI / VDI‑like access to Isaac Sim
• Debugging / visualization only
• Teaching / demo / presentation
• Training / RL monitoring (Isaac Lab)
• Remote development (no local GPU)
• Other (please explain):

2. Where is Isaac Sim running?

• Local workstation
• On‑prem server (different network)
• Cloud VM (AWS / Azure / GCP / other)
• University / shared cluster
• Other (please explain):

3. How often do you use WebRTC?

• One‑time setup / occasional
• Daily development
• Long‑running sessions (hours+)
• Other (please explain):

4. What would you use instead if WebRTC worked perfectly?

• Remote desktop (VDI / RDP / NoMachine)
• Omniverse Streaming Client
• SSH + logs only
• Local GUI install
• Other (please explain): I would use WebRTC only

5. What is most important to you?

• Low latency
• Stability / no disconnections
• Works across the Internet
• Easy setup
• Multiple displays / large scenes
• Other (please explain):