v1.12.1

jo-inc/camofox-browserv1.12.1Jul 19, 2026by skyfallsin

AI Summary

Fixes VNC reliability issues to ensure proper attachment, display ownership, and status discovery across multi-instance hosts.

Key Highlights

  • Restore initial VNC attachment for Xvfb launched with `-displayfd`.
  • Preserve per-server display ownership across multi-instance hosts.
  • Reattach x11vnc after browser/Xvfb restarts on the same display.
  • Add `GET /vnc/status` for attachment and port discovery.

New Features

  • VNC status endpoint
  • Display ownership preservation

Full Release Notes

## VNC reliability

- Restore initial VNC attachment for Xvfb launched with `-displayfd`.
- Preserve per-server display ownership across multi-instance hosts.
- Reattach x11vnc after browser/Xvfb restarts on the same display.
- Add `GET /vnc/status` for attachment and port discovery.
- Add hermetic watcher coverage and a disposable Linux recovery smoke test.

Includes the VNC work proposed in #4781, #5243, #6549, and #8070. Thanks @Doud-FR, @paranoidi, @modanq, and @luxles.