curl -v -X POST \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "capabilities": { "firstMatch": [ { "acceptInsecureCerts": true, "browserName": "chrome", "goog:chromeOptions": { "args": [ "--remote-allow-origins=*", "--remote-debugging-port=9222" ], "extensions": [] }, "platformName": "linux" } ] } }' \ http://127.0.0.1:4444/wd/hub/session
Replace "127.0.0.1" with your selenium host and "4444" with your port.
I figured that parameter "--remote-debugging-port=9222" is required in newer Chrome. Without it - starting of session fails.
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