diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6868e863..b648a561 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ for a more complete list with additional info and links. - [Browser Requirements](#browser-requirements) - [Server Requirements](#server-requirements) - [Quick Start](#quick-start) +- [Installation from Snap Package](#snap-package) - [Integration and Deployment](#integration-and-deployment) - [Authors/Contributors](#authorscontributors) @@ -117,10 +118,15 @@ proxy. ### Installation from Snap Package To install from Snap: + `sudo snap install novnc` -By default the Snap package creates 6 services on different ports which allow access to the local VNC server. So novnc.n5900 listens on port 6080 and connects to the VNC services on localhost:5901, novnc.n5901 listens on port 6081 and connects to localhost:5901 and so on up to port 6085 and localhost:5905. These services can be started/stopped with the usual `snap service` commands, e.g: `sudo snap stop novnc.n5901` + +By default the Snap package creates 6 services on different ports which allow access to the local VNC server. So novnc.n5900 listens on port 6080 and connects to the VNC services on localhost:5901, novnc.n5901 listens on port 6081 and connects to localhost:5901 and so on up to port 6085 and localhost:5905. These services can be started/stopped with the usual `snap service` commands, e.g: + +`sudo snap stop novnc.n5901` If you stop the services noVNC can then be run manually with: + `novnc --vnc localhost:5901 # /snap/bin/novnc if /snap/bin is not in your PATH` ### Integration and Deployment