Running Bisq on Linux using VNC - Revision history

Wiz at 16:37, 25 November 2020

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Wiz at 15:15, 25 November 2020

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 apt-get update apt-get install -y sudo psmisc tightvncserver awesome autocutsel` curl -s https://raw.github..."

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Install Debian 10 Linux with bare minimal packages, then run:
<pre>
apt-get update
apt-get install -y sudo psmisc tightvncserver awesome autocutsel`
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bisq-network/bisq/master/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh | sed -e 's/#BITCOIN_INSTALL=false/BITCOIN_INSTALL=false/'
chmod 700 install_seednode_debian.sh
./install_seednode_debian.sh
systemctl disable bisq
</pre>

Then open `/bisq/.vnc/xstartup` in a text editor and use this as an example startup script:
<pre>
#!/bin/bash

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid black
autocutsel -fork

export GDK_SCALE=2

awesome &

sleep 2

export JAVA_OPTS="-Xms2048M -Xmx2048M"

name=bisqvnc

/bisq/bisq/bisq-desktop \
--appName=${name} \
--appDataDir=${name} \
--maxConnections=16 \
--useTorForBtc=false \
--ignoreLocalBtcNode=true \
--btcNodes=2401:b140:1::100:210,2401:b140:1::100:220
</pre>

Next open `/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service` in a text editor and use this as an example:
<pre>
[Unit]
Description=Start TightVNC server at startup
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=bisq
Group=bisq
WorkingDirectory=/bisq

PIDFile=/bisq/.vnc/%H:%i.pid
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -localhost -nolisten tcp -depth 24 -geometry 2550x1400 :%i
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i
ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep %i

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
</pre>

After you have the 2 files in place:
<pre>
chmod 700 /bisq/.vnc/xstartup
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable vncserver@1
su - bisq
vncpasswd # set a 8 character password for the VNC server
</pre>

Reboot and Bisq should start within a virtual X session inside a VNC server session. SSH to the server using VNC port forwarding:
<pre>
ssh user@1.2.3.4 -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901
</pre>

Then on your home PC, start a VNC session like this:
<pre>
vncviewer -depth 16 -encodings tight -compresslevel 9 -quality 4 127.0.0.1:1
</pre>

Use the 8 character password you set earlier to authenticate, and then you should see Bisq inside X windows over VNC.

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 autocutsel -fork
-export GDK_SCALE=2
+#export GDK_SCALE=2
 awesome &
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 sleep 2
-export JAVA_OPTS="-Xms2048M -Xmx2048M"
+export JAVA_OPTS="-Xms4096M -Xmx4096M"
 name=bisqvnc
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 PIDFile=/bisq/.vnc/%H:%i.pid
 ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -localhost -nolisten tcp -depth 24 -geometry 2550x1400 :%i
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -localhost -nolisten tcp -depth 16 -geometry 1440x900 :%i
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep %i

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 <pre>
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -y sudo psmisc tightvncserver awesome autocutsel`
+apt-get install -y sudo psmisc tightvncserver awesome autocutsel
-curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bisq-network/bisq/master/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh | sed -e 's/#BITCOIN_INSTALL=false/BITCOIN_INSTALL=false/'
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bisq-network/bisq/master/seednode/install_seednode_debian.sh
 chmod 700 install_seednode_debian.sh
 ./install_seednode_debian.sh

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 </pre>
-Then open `/bisq/.vnc/xstartup` in a text editor and use this as an example startup script:
+Then open <code>/bisq/.vnc/xstartup</code> in a text editor and use this as an example startup script:
 <pre>
 #!/bin/bash
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 	--useTorForBtc=false \
 	--ignoreLocalBtcNode=true \
-	--btcNodes=2401:b140:1::100:210,2401:b140:1::100:220
+	--btcNodes=103.99.170.210,103.99.170.220
 </pre>
-Next open `/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service` in a text editor and use this as an example:
+Next open <code>/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service</code> in a text editor and use this as an example:
 <pre>
 [Unit]
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable vncserver@1
 su - bisq
 vncpasswd # set a 8 character password for the VNC server