---
name: "Xspice"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xserver-xspice"
version: "0.1.6-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Xspice"
---

# Xspice(1)

X server and SPICE server

## NAME

Xspice - X server and SPICE server

## DESCRIPTION

usage: Xspice \[Xspice and Xorg options intermixed\]

X and Spice server. example usage: Xspice **--port** 5900 **--disable-ticketing** :1.0

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

**--xorg** XORG

- **--auto**

  Automatically create a temporary xorg.conf and start the X server

- **--xsession** XSESSION

  If given, will run after Xorg launch. Should be a program like x-session-manager

**--config** CONFIG

- **--port** PORT

  standard spice port

- **--exit-on-disconnect**

  Exit the X server when any client disconnects

- **--deferred-fps** DEFERRED\_FPS

  If given, render to a buffer and send updates only this many times per second

- **--tls-port** TLS\_PORT

  spice tls port

- **--disable-ticketing**

  do not require a client password

- **--sasl**

  enable sasl

- **--x509-dir** X509\_DIR

  x509 directory for tls

- **--cacert-file** CACERT\_FILE

  ca certificate file for tls

- **--x509-cert-file** X509\_CERT\_FILE

  server certificate file for tls

- **--x509-key-file** X509\_KEY\_FILE

  server key file for tls

- **--x509-key-password** X509\_KEY\_PASSWORD

  key file password for tls

**--tls-ciphers** TLS\_CIPHERS

**--dh-file** DH\_FILE

- **--password** PASSWORD

  set password required to connect to server

- **--image-compression** {off,auto\_glz,auto\_lz,quic,glz,lz}

  auto\_glz by default

- **--jpeg-wan-compression** {auto,never,always}

  auto by default

- **--zlib-glz-wan-compression** {auto,never,always}

  auto by default

- **--streaming-video** {off,all,filter}

  filter by default

**--ipv4-only**

**--ipv6-only**

- **--vdagent**

  launch vdagent & vdagentd. They provide clipboard & resolution automation

- **--vdagent-virtio-path** VDAGENT\_VIRTIO\_PATH

  virtio socket path used by vdagentd

- **--vdagent-uinput-path** VDAGENT\_UINPUT\_PATH

  uinput socket path used by vdagent

- **--vdagentd-exec** VDAGENTD\_EXEC

  path to spice-vdagentd (used with **--vdagent**)

- **--vdagent-exec** VDAGENT\_EXEC

  path to spice-vdagent (used with **--vdagent**)

- **--vdagent-no-launch**

  do not launch vdagent & vdagentd, used for debugging or if some external script wants to take care of that

- **--vdagent-uid** VDAGENT\_UID

  set vdagent user id. changing it makes sense only in conjunction with **--vdagent-no-launch**

- **--vdagent-gid** VDAGENT\_GID

  set vdagent group id. changing it makes sense only in conjunction with **--vdagent-no-launch**

- **--audio-fifo-dir** AUDIO\_FIFO\_DIR

  set fifo directory for playback audio. designed to work with PulseAudio's module-pipe-sink

Any options not parsed by Xspice get passed to Xorg as is.