| name | vnc-service:stop |
| description | Stop the virtual display and VNC server services. Use when you no longer need browser interaction and want to free resources. The services can be restarted anytime with /vnc-service:run. Trigger on: "stop vnc", "vnc stop", "disable vnc", "turn off vnc", "shut down display". |
VNC Service Stop
Stop the Xvfb virtual display and x11vnc VNC server. Services remain installed and can be
restarted with /vnc-service:run at any time.
Workflow
Step 1: Stop Services
systemctl --user stop vnc-server.service virtual-display.service
Step 2: Verify Stopped
if ! systemctl --user is-active virtual-display.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Display stopped"
else
echo "WARNING: Display is still running"
fi
if ! systemctl --user is-active vnc-server.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "VNC stopped"
else
echo "WARNING: VNC is still running"
fi
Step 3: Optionally Disable Auto-Start
Ask the user:
Services stopped. Do you also want to disable auto-start on boot?
1. Keep auto-start (services restart on reboot) — recommended if you use VNC regularly
2. Disable auto-start (services stay off until you run /vnc-service:run)
If disable:
systemctl --user disable virtual-display.service vnc-server.service
Step 4: Report
VNC Service Stopped
Display :99: stopped
VNC port 5999: closed
Auto-start: enabled/disabled
Restart anytime with: /vnc-service:run
Notes
- Stopping the display will disconnect any active VNC sessions
- Any browser processes using DISPLAY=:99 will lose their display but won't crash
(they'll error on next render attempt)
- The Chrome browser profile and CAPTCHA cookies are NOT affected by stopping —
they persist in the filesystem
