How to run nightmare app in headless mode?

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I have a web scraper which uses the the nightmare browser automation library. Everytime I would run my nodejs app it opens up a browser window and loads the page I am trying to scrape. But I want to run it completely in the console without any windows popping up.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '17 at 16:11

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I would say "don't". Use Cheerio instead, it's built for headless HTML scraping

answered Apr 17 '17 at 16:11

Paul

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can it simulate a browser instance? – Bodhisattya Dutta Apr 17 '17 at 16:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '17 at 21:31

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The closest you are going to get is just keeping the window hidden. To do this, instantiate your Nightmare as such:

var nm = new Nightmare({show: false})

answered Apr 26 '17 at 21:31

Cameron

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How to run nightmare app in headless mode?

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