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this is for things like build servers, not client machines.

It talks about killing GUI processes. Is it common to run a display server on macOS servers?

Yes. Services that can run without a display are better run on a Linux server anyway.

I assumed it was for compilation of iOS apps, do those need a display?

No, you can compile iOS apps from the command line.

I don't think it's possible not to.