Blue Iris VNC

A collection of scripts and configurations for my VNC setup.

Scripts were made with Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and TigerVNC Viewer v1.13.1 in mind.

What does it do?

It will install the following:

• Git
• Wait-for-it
• TigerVNC Viewer
• Feh
• Xorg
• Sddm

It will also create a new user called viewer and create a new configuration for it.

The configuration will be located in /home/viewer and will have the following:

• A VNC password
• A start script
• A configuration for i3

Additionally, an autologin.conf file will be created in /etc/sddm.conf.d to automatically log in the user.

The start script will be located in /home/viewer/start.sh and will start the VNC viewer with the following options:

• -Shared: Share the VNC server with other users
• -FullScreen: Start in full screen mode
• -FullscreenSystemKeys: Use the system keys for fullscreen mode
• -CompressLevel 0: Disable compression
• -QualityLevel 9: Set the quality level to 9
• -PreferredEncoding raw: Use raw encoding
• -AlertOnFatalError 0: Disable alert on fatal error
• -ReconnectOnError 0: Disable reconnection on error
• -PasswordFile /home/viewer/.vnc/passwd: Use the VNC password file
• $HOST: Use the IP address provided by the user

It has host checking functionality to make sure the VNC server is up before starting the VNC viewer and has a reconnect feature to make sure the VNC viewer is connected to the server after a server reboot.

In short...

It will create a new user that will auto login and connect to a VNC server with reconnection functionality (like surviving Blue Iris reboots or a case where the VNC viewer starts before the VNC server).

What server and client are used?

Server uses: UltraVNC Server

Client uses: TigerVNC Viewer

How can I use it?

Use source <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Creaous/BlueIrisVNC/main/setup.sh).