# Browser Tests ONLY Run Headless - Want to Show Browser

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670>\
**Category:** Jenkins\
**Created:** [8 May 2023 22:43 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670 "2023-05-08T22:43:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevereiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@stevereiss](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/stevereiss)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2023 22:43 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670/1 "2023-05-08T22:43:19Z")

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Hello!

I’ve been running our QA jobs on Jenkins 2.387.3 - Windows 10 Machine (Windows Server 2019 Datacenter). This machine is a rack mount machine in a datacenter running headless. Also running all of the jobs on this same machine node.

I run a number of jobs in Robot Framework and now with Galen Framework. All of these jobs are browser based and they do work, BUT they are running HEADLESS - NO Browser is shown during the job run. I would like to have the browser shown during the run. The jobs are passing in Robot Framework, but the Galen Framework jobs (run at a given browser size) will fail…

Is this possible when running under this configuration to have the browser (current Chrome & Firefox versions)?

Thanks!

Steve

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**Author:** ![damies13](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/damies13/32/623_2.png) [@damies13](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/damies13)\
**Post date:** [9 May 2023 05:06 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670/2 "2023-05-09T05:06:55Z")

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Hi Steve,

Which library are you using for the robot framework jobs?

- SeleniumLibrary? → [Open Browser](https://robotframework.org/SeleniumLibrary/SeleniumLibrary.html#Open%20Browser) → Change `headlesschrome` to `chrome`
- Browser Library? → [New Browser](https://marketsquare.github.io/robotframework-browser/Browser.html#New%20Browser) → change `headless=True` to `headless=False`

Dave.

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**Author:** ![stevereiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@stevereiss](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/stevereiss)\
**Post date:** [11 May 2023 20:19 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670/3 "2023-05-11T20:19:05Z")

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Hi Dave!

Thanks for your suggestions…

I am currently using the SeleniumLibrary Open Browser method with custom Chrome options.

I added “no-sandbox” option without any change in the behavior of the browser.

This may be a “problem” with the hosted Win10 Server that I’m using…

Steve

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**Author:** ![stevereiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@stevereiss](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/stevereiss)\
**Post date:** [11 May 2023 21:58 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/browser-tests-only-run-headless-want-to-show-browser/5670/4 "2023-05-11T21:58:06Z")

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I found the problem - Running on the Internal Node.

Changed this to a regular startup node - works perfectly!