diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 660b242..dd5cb34 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - CYPRESS_baseUrl=http://web
     command: npx cypress run
+    # network_mode: host # uncomment for running Cypress GUI
     # mount the host directory e2e/cypress and the file e2e/cypress.config.js as
     # volumes within the container
     # this means that:
@@ -34,3 +35,4 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./e2e/cypress:/app/cypress
       - ./e2e/cypress.config.js:/app/cypress.config.js
+      # - ~/.Xauthority:/root/.Xauthority:rw  # uncomment for running Cypress GUI
diff --git a/e2e/Dockerfile b/e2e/Dockerfile
index 66b0510..acc981b 100644
--- a/e2e/Dockerfile
+++ b/e2e/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 FROM cypress/base:16
+# For using Cypress GUI in linux use the following
+# FROM cypress/browsers:chrome69 as e2eBuild
+# RUN apt-get install libgtk2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libgbm-dev libnotify-dev libgconf-2-4 libnss3 libxss1 libasound2 libxtst6 xauth
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # dependencies will be installed only if the package files change