# Running SignalRGB without a GUI

**URL:** <https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/running-signalrgb-without-a-gui/10240>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [October 18, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/running-signalrgb-without-a-gui/10240 "2026-10-18T19:43:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nullPointer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b38774/32.png) [@nullPointer](https://forum.signalrgb.com/u/nullPointer)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/running-signalrgb-without-a-gui/10240/1 "2026-10-18T19:43:17Z")

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Does the SignalRGB Beta for linux support interaction via the commandline or a system service, without a GUI?

I’d like to control the RGB (fans, memory, etc) on hardware that I currently run headless

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**Author:** ![SignalBadger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.signalrgb.com/signalbadger/32/1654_2.png) [@SignalBadger](https://forum.signalrgb.com/u/SignalBadger)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.signalrgb.com/t/running-signalrgb-without-a-gui/10240/2 "2026-10-19T14:36:54Z")

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The app is still a standard windowed (Qt) application on Linux, to my understanding it needs a display/desktop session to even start. You’ll still need a lightweight desktop/display session running on the headless box (even something minimal like a virtual X/Wayland display) to launch SignalRGB.