Is it possible to run a unity standalone on an amazon aws ec2 ubuntu instance?

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Or will unity run only on a linux desktop box with a graphics card and a desktop interface?

If it is possible what would need to be installed on the instance and what would the unity build settings need to be?

Answer 1

Answer by neilsimon · Aug 20, 2016 at 09:40 AM

I believe that it is possible. You may find that the --nographics option helps. We also found that it was essential to use xvfb-run to get it to run. You will find a bit more information here: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/353653/can-a-unity-game-be-started-over-ssh.html

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Answer 2

Answer by exodaniel · Sep 15, 2021 at 05:09 PM

I found that it is possible, but not as simple as I expected. The best solution for me was to run a barebone graphical interface in the ec2 instance from the command line. I wrote some instructions here: https://dugas.ch/lord_of_the_files/run_your_unity_ml_executable_in_the_cloud.html

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