[Pkg-tigervnc-devel] How to get tigervnc to listen on only one interface

[Joachim Falk]

Hi Robert,

On 23.09.25 07:33, Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> Hi Joachim,
> 
> Tigervnc binds to all interfaces by default. I need it to only bind to a 
> specific interface (ip).
> I have been trying, without much luck, to use the -interface parameter 
> of tigervnc (man xtigervnc) under Debian 13. I have tried using this line
> $interface = "192.168.x.xxx";
> in /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-defaults
> but if I add that line the file just gets ignored and then it just binds 
> to localhost as one of the other lines in the file is
> $localhost = "no";
> 
> Do you know how to use the -interface parameter in tigervnc server?

not sure what the problem is.

$interface = "192.168.178.46";
$localhost = "no";

in  /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-defaults works in my case.
Admittedly, quickly tested on a back port of the package on Debian 12.

Best,

Joachim Falk
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