Advanced usage - novnc/noVNC GitHub Wiki

Below are some tips for more advanced usage.

See the websockify encryption page for how to use or troubleshoot encrypted WebSocket connections.
tightvnc provide a nice startup script that can be used to run a separate X desktop that is served by VNC. To install and run the server under Ubuntu you would do something like this:
```
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
vncserver :1
```
The VNC server will run in the background. The port that it runs on is the display number + 5900 (i.e. 5901 in the case above).
x11vnc can be used to share your current X desktop. Note that if you run noVNC on the X desktop you are connecting to via VNC you will get a neat hall of mirrors effect, but the client and server will fight over the mouse.
```
sudo apt-get install x11vnc
x11vnc -forever -display :0
```
Without the -forever option, x11vnc will exit after the first disconnect. The -display option indicates the exiting X display to share. The port that it runs on is the display number + 5900 (i.e. 5900 in the case above).
To run the python proxy directly without using novnc_proxy script (to pass additional options for example):
```
./utils/websockify/run source_port target_addr:target_port
./utils/websockify/run 8787 localhost:5901
```
To activate the mini-webserver in websockify use the --web DIR option:
```
./utils/websockify/run --web ./../.. 8787 localhost:5901
```
Point your web browser at http://localhost:8787/vnc.html. On the page enter the location where the proxy is running (localhost and 8787) and the password that the vnc server is using (if any). Hit the Connect button.
If you are using python 2.3 or 2.4 and you want websockify to support 'wss://' (TLS) then see the websockify README for instructions on building the ssl module.