Rustdesk started as an open-source alternative to TeamViewer. Now, it offers more than just remote desktop access, making it handy for casual self-hosting.
With no need for (dyn)DNS, port forwarding, or a VPN, you can get:
- Remote terminal
- File transfer
- Tunneling (similar to SSH port forwarding)
- Remote desktop
I think it’s a solid choice if you have a simple one-server setup.
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Ive been wanting to try out rust desk for a few weeks now but im not currently in a position where I can test it out.
I saw it uses a public relay server and they have a subscription model to self host, and I’m not particularly interested in either of those options. Are you able to self host a server for free if youre just connecting to a single computer?
The open source server allows unlimited connections I think. The point of the paid server is user & device management, shared address book and some other enterprise features
You can host the open-source ID and Relay servers for simple remote access at no cost. The pro subscription is mainly about account and device management.
compose.yaml
services: hbbs: container_name: hbbs image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest command: hbbs volumes: - ./data:/root network_mode: "host" depends_on: - hbbr restart: always hbbr: container_name: hbbr image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest command: hbbr volumes: - ./data:/root network_mode: "host" restart: always
I use Rustdesk to access PCs and embedded devices from other PCs and embedded devices. Mostly doing remote support to avoid driving.
It’s easy to set up with a container-based server.
I don’t have to care about licenses and crap like that. It just works.
didn’t i hear some off-putting shit about rust desk kinda recently?
Looks like overworked devs did some pretty bad practice with certs, not as big of a deal as people are making it out to be. https://hackaday.com/2024/03/01/this-week-in-security-forksquatting-rustdesk-and-mms/
I would not touch it, seems very sketchy, and with this sort of program you need total trust
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It can also stream 4K@60fps without quality loss or latency no problem
its definetly not lossless, but it works quite efficiently
It looks way better than TeamViewer or AnyDesk, just like it would be local (similar to how RemoteDektop looks). Of course it can begin to stutter when watching videos ect but everything else is fine.
