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xvfb-run: error: Xvfb failed to start

When trying to run Sitespeed.io in two different terminals on the same server I received the error that Xvfb could not run. By adding -a as an argument it will automatically pick up another thread to run with instead of the default. do xvfb-run -a sitespeed.io

Published 15 January , 2015
Categorized as Snippets Tagged command line, linux, Performance, site speed

Making your website faster

Quite a few months ago Google came out with Google Page Speed Online. This is a great tool for anyone to test how their web page is performing, but it’s nothing new when it comes to reporting performance

Published 17 September , 2011
Categorized as Writing Tagged Faster Websites, Google, High Performance, Page Speed, Site performance, site speed, ySlow

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