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Run Headless Nightmare.js Scripts
How to install and run Headless nightmare.js based scripts in Ubuntu.
Steps:
1. Spin Ubuntu 16.04 x64 server
2. Run: apt-get update
3. Run: apt-get upgrade
4. Run: apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-0 libgconf-2-4 libasound2 libxtst6 libxss1 libnss3 xvfb
5. Install Node.js 6+. See: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions
You can then run your script using this command:
xvfb-run -a --server-args="-screen 0 1024x768x24" node [YOUR-SCRIPT.js]
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