Start google chrome in headless mode

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9210765/any-way-to-start-google-chrome-in-headless-mode

http://e-method.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/google-chrome-with-xvfb-headless-server.html

Install xvfb:

  sudo aptitude install xvfb

Normal start:

  xvfb-run --server-args='-screen 0, 1024x768x16' google-chrome -start-maximized > /dev/null &

Start and opem a page:


  xvfb-run --server-args='-screen 0, 1024x768x16' google-chrome -start-maximized http://www.example.com > /dev/null &