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Sway + WayVNC minimal headless config

Requirements

Fundamental:

  • Sway
  • Wayvnc

Current config:

  • Waybar
  • Kitty
  • dmenu
### Variables
#
# Logo key. Use Mod1 for Alt.
# set $mod Mod4
# Yes! Alt!
set $mod Mod1
# Home row direction keys, like vim
set $left h
set $down j
set $up k
set $right l
# Your preferred terminal emulator
set $term kitty
# Your preferred application launcher
# Note: pass the final command to swaymsg so that the resulting window can be opened
# on the original workspace that the command was run on.
set $menu dmenu_path | dmenu | xargs swaymsg exec --
### Key bindings
#
# Basics:
#
# Start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec $term
bindsym $mod+KP_Enter exec $term
# Kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
# Start your launcher
bindsym $mod+d exec $menu
# Drag floating windows by holding down $mod and left mouse button.
# Resize them with right mouse button + $mod.
# Despite the name, also works for non-floating windows.
# Change normal to inverse to use left mouse button for resizing and right
# mouse button for dragging.
floating_modifier $mod normal
# Reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# Exit sway (logs you out of your Wayland session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec swaynag -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit sway? This will end your Wayland session.' -B 'Yes, exit sway' 'swaymsg exit'
#
# Moving around:
#
# Move your focus around
bindsym $mod+$left focus left
bindsym $mod+$down focus down
bindsym $mod+$up focus up
bindsym $mod+$right focus right
# Or use $mod+[up|down|left|right]
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right
# Move the focused window with the same, but add Shift
bindsym $mod+Shift+$left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+$down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+$up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+$right move right
# Ditto, with arrow keys
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
#
# Workspaces:
#
# Switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace number 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace number 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace number 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace number 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace number 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace number 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace number 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace number 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace number 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace number 10
# Move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number 10
# Note: workspaces can have any name you want, not just numbers.
# We just use 1-10 as the default.
#
# Layout stuff:
#
# You can "split" the current object of your focus with
# $mod+b or $mod+v, for horizontal and vertical splits
# respectively.
bindsym $mod+b splith
bindsym $mod+v splitv
# Switch the current container between different layout styles
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
# Make the current focus fullscreen
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen
# Toggle the current focus between tiling and floating mode
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
# Swap focus between the tiling area and the floating area
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
# Move focus to the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent
#
# Scratchpad:
#
# Sway has a "scratchpad", which is a bag of holding for windows.
# You can send windows there and get them back later.
# Move the currently focused window to the scratchpad
bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad
# Show the next scratchpad window or hide the focused scratchpad window.
# If there are multiple scratchpad windows, this command cycles through them.
bindsym $mod+minus scratchpad show
#
# Resizing containers:
#
mode "resize" {
# left will shrink the containers width
# right will grow the containers width
# up will shrink the containers height
# down will grow the containers height
bindsym $left resize shrink width 10px
bindsym $down resize grow height 10px
bindsym $up resize shrink height 10px
bindsym $right resize grow width 10px
# Ditto, with arrow keys
bindsym Left resize shrink width 10px
bindsym Down resize grow height 10px
bindsym Up resize shrink height 10px
bindsym Right resize grow width 10px
# Return to default mode
bindsym Return mode "default"
bindsym Escape mode "default"
}
bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
bar {
swaybar_command waybar
}
output "HEADLESS-1" resolution 1600x960
exec WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1 wayvnc --config wayvnc.cfg &
exec kitty &
bindsym --to-code {
$mod+Next input "type:keyboard" xkb_layout us
$mod+Prior input "type:keyboard" xkb_layout ru
$mod+Ctrl+Next input "type:keyboard" xkb_layout us
$mod+Ctrl+Prior input "type:keyboard" xkb_layout ru
# Ctrl+Alt+3 exec swaymsg 'input "type:keyboard" xkb_layout "us,ru"'; swaymsg 'input "type:keyboard" xkb_options "grp:alt_space_toggle"'
}
include /etc/sway/config.d/*
#!/bin/zsh
WLR_BACKENDS=headless WLR_LIBINPUT_NO_DEVICES=1 WLR_RENDERER=pixman XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway sway -c sway.cfg
address=127.0.0.1
# port=5900
xkb_model=evdev
xkb_layout=us
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