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How to run Unity standalone application on a "headless" (w/o monitor) Linux box locally
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recipe_for_Unity_headless.sh
# Recipe on running Unity (or any OpenGL based application) on Linux machine without monitor.
# Requirement: NVIDIA drivers installed and working correctly.
# Tested on Ubuntu14.04.
# Summary: configure virtual display, run X server and launch your application on the same display as X.
# install X server
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg
# configure virtual display device for X server
# nvidia-xconfig will update xorg.conf file
sudo nvidia-xconfig -a --use-display-device=None --virtual=1280x1024
# run X server and call it display 0
sudo /usr/bin/X :0 &
# run Unity standalone on display 0
DISPLAY=:0 $your_unity_exec
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custstu commented May 10, 2022

The standalone application is a "server build" or "headless mode" checked linux standalone player, right?

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