Proxy noVNC through bytebotd

README.md

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ More details in the [**Quickstart Guide**](https://docs.bytebot.ai/quickstart).
 | 💬 Chat UI    | `http://localhost:9992`     | Agent UI                 |
 | 🤖 Agent API  | `http://localhost:9991`     | REST API                 |
 | 🌐 noVNC      | `http://localhost:9990/vnc` | open in any browser      |
-| 🖥️ VNC Client | `localhost:5900`            | password‑less by default |
 
 
 

docs/core-concepts/desktop-environment.mdx

@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ The desktop environment is configured with automation in mind:
 
 ## Remote Access
 
-### VNC Server
-
-The container runs a VNC server that allows direct access to the desktop:
-
-- Accessible on port 5900 (default VNC port)
-- Compatible with standard VNC clients (RealVNC, TightVNC, etc.)
-- Supports standard VNC authentication
-
 ### noVNC
 
 For browser-based access, noVNC is included:
@@ -76,10 +68,9 @@ Bytebot uses Xvfb (X Virtual Framebuffer) as its display server:
 
 ### Manual Interaction
 
-You can directly interact with the desktop environment using:
+You can interact with the desktop environment using your web browser:
 
-1. **VNC client** connected to `localhost:5900`
-2. **Web browser** navigated to `http://localhost:9990/vnc`
+1. Navigate to `http://localhost:9990/vnc`
 
 ### Programmatic Interaction
 

docs/quickstart.mdx

@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ Getting started with Bytebot is simple and straightforward. You can run it as a
         docker-compose -f infrastructure/docker/docker-compose.core.yml up -d --no-build # start container
         ```
 
-        This will start Bytebot with default settings. The container exposes several ports:
+        This will start Bytebot with default settings. The container exposes one port:
         - `9990`: REST API and noVNC web access
-        - `5900`: VNC server
-        - `6080`: noVNC direct
-        - `6081`: noVNC HTTP proxy
       </Accordion>
 
       <Accordion icon="cube" title="Building the Docker Image (Alternative)">
@@ -52,10 +49,6 @@ Getting started with Bytebot is simple and straightforward. You can run it as a
       <Accordion icon="display" title="Accessing the Desktop">
         You can access the Bytebot desktop environment in two ways:
 
-        **Using a VNC Client**:
-        Connect to `localhost:5900` with any VNC client.
-
-        **Using a Web Browser**:
         Navigate to `http://localhost:9990/vnc` in your web browser for noVNC access.
       </Accordion>
     </AccordionGroup>

infrastructure/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -398,11 +398,8 @@ WORKDIR /home/bytebot
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 8. Port configuration and runtime
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# - Port 9990: bytebotd
-# - Port 5900: VNC display for the Ubuntu VM
-# - Port 6080: noVNC client
-# - Port 6081: noVNC HTTP proxy
-EXPOSE 9990 5900 6080 6081
+# - Port 9990: bytebotd and external noVNC websocket
+EXPOSE 9990
 
 # Start supervisor to manage all services
 CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf", "-n"]

infrastructure/docker/docker-compose.core.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ services:
     hostname: computer
     privileged: true
     ports:
-      - "9990:9990" # bytebotd service
-      - "5900:5900" # VNC display
-      - "6080:6080" # noVNC client
-      - "6081:6081" # noVNC HTTP proxy
+      - "9990:9990" # bytebotd service & noVNC
     environment:
       - DISPLAY=:0

infrastructure/docker/docker-compose.yml

@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ services:
     hostname: computer
     privileged: true
     ports:
-      - "9990:9990" # bytebotd service
-      - "5900:5900" # VNC display
-      - "6080:6080" # noVNC client
-      - "6081:6081" # noVNC HTTP proxy
+      - "9990:9990" # bytebotd service & noVNC
     environment:
       - DISPLAY=:0
     networks:
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: bytebot-ui/Dockerfile
       args:
         - NEXT_PUBLIC_BYTEBOT_AGENT_BASE_URL=${BYTEBOT_AGENT_BASE_URL:-http://localhost:9991}
-        - NEXT_PUBLIC_BYTEBOT_DESKTOP_VNC_URL=${BYTEBOT_DESKTOP_VNC_URL:-ws://localhost:6080}
+        - NEXT_PUBLIC_BYTEBOT_DESKTOP_VNC_URL=${BYTEBOT_DESKTOP_VNC_URL:-ws://localhost:9990/websockify}
     container_name: bytebot-ui
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:

infrastructure/docker/supervisord.conf

@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
 redirect_stderr=true
 depends_on=x11vnc
 
-[program:novnc-http]
-command=python3 -m http.server 6081 --directory /opt/noVNC
-autostart=true
-autorestart=true
-startsecs=5
-priority=50
-stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
-stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
-redirect_stderr=true
-depends_on=websockify
-
 [program:bytebotd]
 command=node /bytebotd/dist/main.js
 directory=/bytebotd
@@ -90,7 +79,7 @@ environment=DISPLAY=":0"
 stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
 stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
 redirect_stderr=true
-depends_on=novnc-http
+depends_on=websockify
 
 [eventlistener:startup]
 command=echo "All services started successfully"

packages/bytebotd/package.json

@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
     "@nestjs/core": "^11.0.1",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.1.2",
     "@nestjs/platform-socket.io": "^11.1.2",
+    "@nestjs/serve-static": "^5.0.3",
     "@nestjs/websockets": "^11.1.2",
     "@nut-tree-fork/nut-js": "^4.2.6",
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "class-validator": "^0.14.2",
+    "http-proxy-middleware": "^3.0.5",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.1",

packages/bytebotd/src/app.controller.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ export class AppController {
   // When a client makes a GET request to /vnc,
   // this method will automatically redirect them to the noVNC URL.
   @Get('vnc')
-  @Redirect(
-    'http://localhost:6081/vnc.html?host=localhost&port=6080&resize=scale',
-    302,
-  )
+  @Redirect('/novnc/vnc.html?path=websockify&resize=scale', 302)
   redirectToVnc(): void {
     // This method is intentionally left empty.
     // The @Redirect decorator will automatically redirect the client.