run xvfb background in linux

run xvfb in background

1  copy the file into /etc/init.d/xvfb
2  chmod +x /etc/init.d/xvfb
3  ./etc/init.d/xvfb start
4  # some headless test here
5  ./etc/init.d/xvfb stop

xvfb file

XVFB=/usr/bin/Xvfb
XVFBARGS=":1 -screen 0 1920x1280x24 -ac +extension GLX +render -noreset"
PIDFILE=/var/run/xvfb.pid
case "$1" in
  start)
    export DISPLAY=:1
    echo -n "Starting virtual X frame buffer: Xvfb"
    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --background --exec $XVFB -- $XVFBARGS
    echo "."
    ;;
  stop)
    echo -n "Stopping virtual X frame buffer: Xvfb"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
    rm $PIDFILE
    echo "."
    ;;
  restart)
    $0 stop
    $0 start
    ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/xvfb {start|stop|restart}"
        exit 1
esac

exit 0

Thanks, it's really helpful snippet