[full-vnc] Automatically reconnect noVNC if the connection is dropped

gitpod-io · Apr 6, 2020 · 00286cf · 00286cf
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ Curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes in [Gitpod's default wo
 
 Inspired by [keepachangelog.com](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
+## 2020-04-06
+
+- Make noVNC (virtual desktop) automatically reconnect if the connection is dropped, and enable noVNC toolbar [#170](https://github.com/gitpod-io/workspace-images/pull/170)
 
 ## 2020-03-30
 
-### Breaking Changes
 - Upgrade Node.js from v10 → v12 LTS (to pin a specific version, see [this workaround](https://github.com/gitpod-io/workspace-images/pull/178#issuecomment-602465333))
diff --git a/full-vnc/novnc-index.html b/full-vnc/novnc-index.html
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 <!-- 
-Used to append options to vnc.html 
-- autoconnect .. To automatically connect on the host
-- resize=scale .. To scale the resolution based on used preview
+This static HTML file simply redirects to /vnc.html, and configures the following options:
+* autoconnect - Automatically connect as soon as the page has finished loading.
+* reconnect - Automatically reconnect if the connection is dropped.
+* resize=scale - Automatically resize the remote session to fit inside the preview window.
+Source: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/blob/master/docs/EMBEDDING.md
 -->
-<html><head><meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; url=vnc.html?resize=scale&autoconnect=true"></head></html>
+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; url=vnc.html?autoconnect=true&reconnect=true&resize=scale"></head></html>