Run this and ib gateway in Debian or Ubuntu in fully headless mode

[anarchy89]

Is it possible to run this and ib gateway in Debian or Ubuntu in fully headless mode?

[rlktradewright]

Yes it is possible.

Because ibgateway is a GUI application, you have to install something that makes it think there is a X-windows server. One way is to install xvfb. This handles all the X11 protocol exchanges with ibgateway but without actually displaying anything.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb

For a detailed account of this plus a lot more see this:

https://dimon.ca/how-to-setup-ibc-and-tws-on-headless-ubuntu-in-10-minutes/

[anarchy89]

I managed to get it running but its stuck on TWS loading stuck on "Reading layout settings..." any ideas?

[rlktradewright]

No idea. I've never tried doing this myself.

Bear in mind that the "Reading layout settings..." state can take quite a while, so make sure you're giving it enough time.

Also, please attach your IBC logfile to your reply - it contains a mass of useful diagnostic info, and might just help.

Also it might be worth detailing what you actually did to get it this far.

[gnzsnz]

i'm maintaining a docker imager that runs ib gateway, with ibc in headless mode. you can access i through VNC

https://github.com/gnzsnz/ib-gateway-docker