# How to make pvserver stop trying to start display while running headless

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-pvserver-stop-trying-to-start-display-while-running-headless/8276
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 28, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-pvserver-stop-trying-to-start-display-while-running-headless/8276 "2021-10-28T02:44:32Z")
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### Author: ![ramen\_newdals](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/ramen_newdals/32/8087_2.png) [@ramen\_newdals](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ramen_newdals)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-pvserver-stop-trying-to-start-display-while-running-headless/8276/1 "2021-10-28T02:44:32Z")

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Hello All,

Im relatively new to paraview and I am trying to make it so that every time I connect to my pvserver witch is running headless it try’s to start remote visualization and im not sure how to make this stop any help is greatly appreciated!  
(Error screenshot bellow)

 ![Screen Shot 2021-10-27 at 10.43.26 PM](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6a3b3e253dba28360df0fa5e689d0f0b42936e35.png)

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-pvserver-stop-trying-to-start-display-while-running-headless/8276/2 "2021-10-28T07:05:56Z")

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> [@ramen\_newdals](#):
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> my pvserver witch is running headless […] remote visualization

Use the osmesa or egl binary server side:

**ParaView Server for Headless Machines**  
[https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)

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### Author: ![ramen\_newdals](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/ramen_newdals/32/8087_2.png) [@ramen\_newdals](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ramen_newdals)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-pvserver-stop-trying-to-start-display-while-running-headless/8276/3 "2021-10-29T21:07:12Z")

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Completely fixed the issue thanks for the help!