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// template.ts
import { Template, waitForPort } from 'e2b'

export const template = Template()
  .fromUbuntuImage('22.04')
  // Desktop environment and system utilities
  .runCmd([
    'yes | unminimize',
    'apt-get update',
    'apt-get install -y \
      xserver-xorg \
      xorg \
      x11-xserver-utils \
      xvfb \
      x11-utils \
      xauth \
      xfce4 \
      xfce4-goodies \
      util-linux \
      sudo \
      curl \
      git \
      wget \
      python3-pip \
      xdotool \
      scrot \
      ffmpeg \
      x11vnc \
      net-tools \
      netcat \
      x11-apps \
      libreoffice \
      xpdf \
      gedit \
      xpaint \
      tint2 \
      galculator \
      pcmanfm',
    'apt-get clean',
    'rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*',
  ])
  // Streaming server setup
  .runCmd([
    'git clone --branch e2b-desktop https://github.com/e2b-dev/noVNC.git /opt/noVNC',
    'ln -s /opt/noVNC/vnc.html /opt/noVNC/index.html',
    'git clone --branch v0.12.0 https://github.com/novnc/websockify /opt/noVNC/utils/websockify',
  ])
  // Set default terminal
  .runCmd(
    'ln -sf /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal.wrapper /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator'
  )
  .copy('start_command.sh', '/start_command.sh')
  .runCmd('chmod +x /start_command.sh')
  .setStartCmd('/start_command.sh', waitForPort(6080))
start_command.sh
#!/bin/bash

# Set display
export DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}

# Start Xvfb
Xvfb $DISPLAY -ac -screen 0 1024x768x24 -nolisten tcp &
sleep 2

# Start XFCE session
startxfce4 &
sleep 5

# Start VNC server
x11vnc -bg -display $DISPLAY -forever -wait 50 -shared -rfbport 5900 -nopw \
    -noxdamage -noxfixes -nowf -noscr -ping 1 -repeat -speeds lan &
sleep 2

# Start noVNC server
cd /opt/noVNC/utils && ./novnc_proxy --vnc localhost:5900 --listen 6080 --web /opt/noVNC --heartbeat 30 &
sleep 2

// build.ts
import { Template, defaultBuildLogger } from 'e2b'
import { template as desktopTemplate } from './template'

await Template.build(desktopTemplate, {
  alias: 'desktop',
  cpuCount: 8,
  memoryMB: 8192,
  onBuildLogs: defaultBuildLogger(),
})
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