This drops the connection to default network which renders novnc unusable for Chromium as DISPLAY=novnc:0.0 specifies a display that is no longer reachable.

$ docker compose run archivebox /usr/bin/chromium-browser --user-data-dir=[...]
[...]
[7:7:0930/213334.829180:ERROR:ozone_platform_x11.cc(244)] Missing X server or $DISPLAY
[7:7:0930/213334.829737:ERROR:env.cc(257)] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.

We need to extend the network list with default:

networks:
  - dns
  - default

After this change the browser starts as expected.

Originally created by @gheja on GitHub (Sep 30, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1697 Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub. ### What is the URL of the page you'd like to see improved? https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Chromium-Install#docker-vnc-setup ### What is the title of the relevant section? Docker VNC Setup ### What is the suggested edit? When using `pihole`, we need to uncomment in the `archivebox` service the following: ``` networks: - dns ``` This drops the connection to `default` network which renders `novnc` unusable for Chromium as `DISPLAY=novnc:0.0` specifies a display that is no longer reachable. ``` $ docker compose run archivebox /usr/bin/chromium-browser --user-data-dir=[...] [...] [7:7:0930/213334.829180:ERROR:ozone_platform_x11.cc(244)] Missing X server or $DISPLAY [7:7:0930/213334.829737:ERROR:env.cc(257)] The platform failed to initialize. Exiting. ``` We need to extend the network list with `default`: ``` networks: - dns - default ``` After this change the browser starts as expected.

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