🖥️ VirtMon

Spawn a VNC-powered virtual monitor in Hyprland (Linux)
Use any device — old laptop, Raspberry Pi, tablet — as a second screen for your Wayland desktop!

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📋 Features

• Creates a headless virtual monitor in Hyprland
• Shares the virtual monitor over VNC
• Works with any VNC viewer on any platform
• Great for multi-PC setups or repurposing old hardware

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🛠️ Instructions

1. Configure Hyprland

   • Edit your hyprland.conf and define a new monitor (e.g. HEADLESS-1)
   • Set resolution to match the remote screen (recommended)

   Example:

   monitor=HEADLESS-1,1920x1080@60,0x0,1

2. Edit virtmon.sh

   • Adjust values in the # CONFIG section (monitor name, resolution, etc.)

3. Install dependencies

   sudo pacman -S wayvnc

4. Find your LAN IP

   ip a | grep inet

5. Run the script

   ./virtmon.sh

6. Connect from another PC

   • Open a VNC viewer (RealVNC, TigerVNC, etc.)
   • Enter IP address shown in terminal
   • Set it to full-screen

7. Stop when done

   • Press Ctrl+C in terminal to stop the virtual monitor and VNC server

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💡 Extra Ideas

• 🧠 Use an old laptop as a wireless second screen
• 🍓 Raspberry Pi works great as a cheap thin-client
• 📱 Even a tablet or smartphone with a VNC viewer app can be used as an external display

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🧪 Tested on

• Arch Linux
• Hyprland v0.49.0
• NVIDIA proprietary drivers v575
• WayVNC 0.9.1

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🧵 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.