how to use VNC without docker

[lyj0309]

Hi , i'm running this in a linux server, there is a node runtime so i don't want use docker, but when i try to login, there is a captcha , so i want to use browser to run it, but there is a error

SHOW=1 node epic-games
2023-08-29 10:23:27.505 started checking epic-games
node:internal/process/esm_loader:97
    internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
                              ^

browserType.launchPersistentContext: 
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║ Looks like you launched a headed browser without having a XServer running.                     ║
║ Set either 'headless: true' or use 'xvfb-run <your-playwright-app>' before running Playwright. ║
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=========================== logs ===========================
<launching> /root/.cache/ms-playwright/firefox-1378/firefox/firefox -no-remote -wait-for-browser -foreground -profile /root/code/free-games-claimer/data/browser -juggler-pipe --hide-crash-restore-bubble about:blank
<launched> pid=442455
[pid=442455][err] Error: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
[pid=442455] <process did exit: exitCode=1, signal=null>
[pid=442455] starting temporary directories cleanup
============================================================
    at async file:///root/code/free-games-claimer/epic-games.js:24:17

Node.js v18.16.0

so is there any way run this like docker? expose a port like 6080, then i can visit it.

[xamindar]

Normally you should be able to do that. But at this time the 6080 port access (vnc stuff in container) appears to be broken.

[vogler]

@lyj0309 is running it without docker, so you have to take care of an XServer and VNC yourself (see the Playwright message). You can't run with SHOW=1 if there's no display to show it on. It'd be easiest for you to run the image.

[Targunitoth]

Came here from #183 for testing the tool completely without docker.

This Command did the trick for me: x11vnc -create -env FD_PROG="/usr/bin/node /opt/free-games-claimer/epic-games.js" -env X11VNC_FINDDISPLAY_ALWAYS_FAILS=1 -env X11VNC_CREATE_GEOM=${1:-1280x720x16} -env SHOW=1 -env WIDTH=1280 -env HEIGHT=720 -env LOGIN_TIMEOUT=10000 -env TIMEOUT=10000 -gone 'killall Xvfb' -bg -nopw

Dependents on sudo apt-get install x11vnc xvfb

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12050021/how-to-make-xvfb-display-visible

Then connect to it, for example with noVNC: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC

[vogler]

Should put that in the wiki.

@Targunitoth Does that give you captchas as well? If no, some details (Debian/Ubuntu, version) would be beneficial for #183.

[Targunitoth]

Sadly yes, still captchas: I can only log in via steam.

It's an oracle VM: # uname -a Linux ubuntu-server 5.15.0-1048-oracle #54-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 8 15:12:17 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64GNU/Linux` # cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS \n \l`

[narjekdjcusbe]

Came here from #183 for testing the tool completely without docker.

This Command did the trick for me: x11vnc -create -env FD_PROG="/usr/bin/node /opt/free-games-claimer/epic-games.js" -env X11VNC_FINDDISPLAY_ALWAYS_FAILS=1 -env X11VNC_CREATE_GEOM=${1:-1280x720x16} -env SHOW=1 -env WIDTH=1280 -env HEIGHT=720 -env LOGIN_TIMEOUT=10000 -env TIMEOUT=10000 -gone 'killall Xvfb' -bg -nopw

Dependents on sudo apt-get install x11vnc xvfb

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12050021/how-to-make-xvfb-display-visible

Then connect to it, for example with noVNC: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC

This unfortunately didn't work for me. I was able to connect using tightVNC, however after that the command exited and tightVNC shows nothing but a black, blank screen. Running node epic-games again with that screen open brings the same error as before re: xserver etc.