Hello, a newbie in testing here. I have a simple test that works just fine locally and now there’s a need to integrate it into our CI/CD. Could anyone provide me with (a link to) step-by-step instructions on setting up all that is needed on Linux to run the tests automatically in headless mode? I tried to google but either I asked it wrong or the knowledge is scattered across hundreds of places.
So, we already have:
SSH-accessible Linux (Ubuntu or AmazonLinux, but open to any other)
Python 3.9, pip
Python libs: robotframework and robotframework-seleniumlibrary.
Still need:
headless browser: FF, Chrome (Chromium?)
looks like a lot of stuff between the browsers and what-we-have.
While the linked thread post below is about running Browser Library on a docker container, it’s basically the same problem you’re trying to solve. I.e. getting a web browser to run on a headless linux machine. The main issue is the browsers need an xdisplay server and you probably don’t have one, the simplest solution is to use XVFB.