provision_blender-2.83_headless-eevee.sh

#! /bin/bash
set -ex

# Requirements
# Ubuntu 20 LTS

# Setup versions
# NVIDIA Driver 450
# Blender 2.83 LTS

# update OS packages
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y upgrade

# install NVIDIA driver
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends nvidia-driver-450 ubuntu-drivers-common

# setup headless Xorg for Eevee
echo \
'00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 1e 6d f5 56 71 ca 04 00' \
'05 14 01 03 80 35 1e 78 0a ae c5 a2 57 4a 9c 25' \
'12 50 54 21 08 00 b3 00 81 80 81 40 01 01 01 01' \
'01 01 01 01 01 01 1a 36 80 a0 70 38 1f 40 30 20' \
'35 00 13 2b 21 00 00 1a 02 3a 80 18 71 38 2d 40' \
'58 2c 45 00 13 2b 21 00 00 1e 00 00 00 fd 00 38' \
'3d 1e 53 0f 00 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc' \
'00 57 32 34 35 33 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 01 3d' \
'02 03 21 f1 4e 90 04 03 01 14 12 05 1f 10 13 00' \
'00 00 00 23 09 07 07 83 01 00 00 65 03 0c 00 10' \
'00 02 3a 80 18 71 38 2d 40 58 2c 45 00 13 2b 21' \
'00 00 1e 01 1d 80 18 71 1c 16 20 58 2c 25 00 13' \
'2b 21 00 00 9e 01 1d 00 72 51 d0 1e 20 6e 28 55' \
'00 13 2b 21 00 00 1e 8c 0a d0 8a 20 e0 2d 10 10' \
'3e 96 00 13 2b 21 00 00 18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00' \
'00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 26' \
    | sudo tee /etc/X11/edid_DFP-0.txt

sudo nvidia-xconfig -a --virtual=1920x1080 \
    --allow-empty-initial-configuration \
    --use-display-device=DFP-0 \
    --connected-monitor=DFP-0 \
    --custom-edid=DFP-0:/etc/X11/edid_DFP-0.txt

# install Blender
sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends blender
sudo snap install blender --channel=2.83lts/stable --classic
sudo apt remove -y blender
sudo apt -y clean
hash -r

# restart
sudo shutdown -r 0

# Headless rendering in Eevee is now possible!
# Use Blender CLI with DISPLAY=:0, as in the following lines
# sudo Xorg :0 &
# DISPLAY=:0 /snap/bin/blender -b BLEND_FILE -s START_FRAME -e END_FRAME -a