Deploy in remote Ubuntu Server without X11

[dasun]

I have a remote Ubuntu server. I need to deploy my application (Console Server Application) there. What should I do? I meant, I don't have a GUI system on my Remote Server. Can I install Qt on my remote serve and compile it there? Or Should I build it on my local machine and deploy there?

[SGaist]

Hi,

Does your application have a GUI ?

[dasun]

No, It's a console application.Actually it's a web service developed using QHttpServer (https://github.com/nikhilm/qhttpserver/) but I use QWidgets internally.

[SGaist]

IIRC, you can use the offscreen plugin.

What do you use QWidget for ?

[dasun]

I reuse code I wrote for anther application which is a QWidget, it creates a svg file using QPixmap. (Nothing shows on the screen)

I'm not getting how offscreen plugin helps me to Deploy the app on an Ubuntu Server. :)

[SGaist]

Since you are using graphic classes you will need a plugin that allows them to render and since you don't have X11 on your server the offscreen plugin sounds like the way to go.