Start VLC via SSH: Immediately Close Connection

Start VLC via SSH and Immediately Close Connection: A Comprehensive Guide

This article focuses on the global topic of controlling media players remotely via SSH. The specific topic at hand is starting VLC media player to play a video over an SSH connection and immediately closing the connection while keeping VLC running.

Introduction

VLC media player is a popular, open-source media player known for its versatility and robustness. It supports a wide range of codecs and formats, making it an ideal choice for media playback. This article will guide you through the process of starting VLC via SSH and immediately closing the connection, allowing you to control VLC remotely.

Prerequisites

To follow this guide, ensure you have the following:

• Access to a remote server with VLC installed
• SSH client installed on your local machine

Starting VLC via SSH

To start VLC via SSH, follow these steps:

1. Connect to the remote server using SSH.
2. Execute the following command:

This command starts VLC in the background (using nohup), preventing it from being terminated when the SSH connection is closed. The --no-xlib flag ensures that VLC runs without a GUI, which is essential for remote operation.

Closing the SSH Connection

After executing the command, you can close the SSH connection. VLC will continue running on the remote server.

Controlling VLC Remotely

To control VLC remotely, you can use various methods, such as HTTP interfaces, mobile apps, or other SSH commands.

Starting VLC via SSH and immediately closing the connection is a powerful technique for remote media playback. By combining SSH with VLC's capabilities, you can easily control media playback on remote servers.

References

• VLC Media Player
• nohup man page
• VLC man page