how to run airsim in headless mode

[husha1993]

microsoft/AutonomousDrivingCookbook#34

Are there anyway I can just run my model with AirSim on a command line in Linux or windows terminal except use the binaries version mentioned in the link above?

[SweetShot]

Not sure about that but have a look at NoDisplay setting, that might help you

[madratman]

set this environment variables:

export SDL_VIDEODRIVER_VALUE=offscreen
export SDL_HINT_CUDA_DEVICE=0

and then run the unreal binary.
If you plan to use docker, we have an headless option there as well. please see this page https://github.com/Microsoft/AirSim/blob/master/docs/docker_ubuntu.md

[mchowdhury-tft]

where do you set this "export SDL_VIDEODRIVER_VALUE=offscreen
export SDL_HINT_CUDA_DEVICE=0" variable for the headless mode ?
Please let me know....

[ivannson]

@mchowdhury-tft just paste each command in terminal and run it

[Neabfi]

@mchowdhury-tft Did you manage to make it work?

For me it just remains frozen forever after the line:
LogRenderer: Reallocating scene render targets to support 128x128 Format 10 NumSamples 1 (Frame:0).

[jeffreyng99]

Hello @madratman and @Neabfi I am running the docker container headless, however I am running into the same problem as you said. Whenever I run AirSim not in headless mode, I have to click the play button to start the simulator and rpc server. How would start the simulator in headless mode?

[thomasTUK]

Also wondering the same. How to do it?