Rustdesk: Self Hosted Teamviewer

Rustdesk (rustdesk.com/) is the open source, self-hosted alternative to Teamviewer. Rustdesk has client programs for Windows, Linux, MacOS and Android in order to remote control or assist remote users.
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[@manprinsen8150]

Have been using it for over a year. Actually really good!

[@SusanPowers-wj2ow]

Been meaning to deploy this and finally got this pot to the front burner. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@scottibyte]

Good to hear!

[@jonathandoe7490]

Perfect lmao you knew id be needing this

[@scottibyte]

Glad you liked.

[@christothegreat1]

Nice walk thru! Video series idea, walk thru setup use and review enterprise/organization management team work apps TikiWiki and Odoo !

[@scottibyte]

Thx

[@pcdeviceperu3847]

hi bro can you upload a video explaining the tunnel configuration for rustdesk i have with cloudflare an subdomain redirecting to the ip of linux machine where i have the container but its just working locally, when i put the id server with the subdomain doesnt work, help me please (i put the port 21117 in the configuration file for the tunnel)

[@scottibyte]

This is a question for the chat at chat.scottibyte.com

[@MarkConstable]

I was looking forward to the rustdesk server install part until you got to the docker requirement. Nope, not interested and had to stop watching. I would have appreciated a walkthrough on how to install the rustdesk server directly into a VM.

[@scottibyte]

The reason I didn't cover a direct install into a LXD container or a VM is because rustdesk native installs require building and compiling the app. Besides taking an hour or more, upgrades require the same rebuild. Rustdesk gets an upgrade once every couple weeks and the docker container requires a two minute deployment. Why do you not like docker?

[@MarkConstable]

@@scottibyte It's a convoluted mess of overlays with equally messy networking requirements. Just a waste of time and space compared to "native" VM/CT installations.

[@MarkConstable]

@@scottibyte BTW the rustdesk-server Github repo has pre-compiled binaries available for download so, for instance, the Manjaro/Arch AUR repo has them available as installable binary packages.

[@scottibyte]

Sorry you feel that way. I am a major advocate of LXD containers. However, the lean nature of docker apps makes them quite compelling. In reality, both docker and LXD by default implement a NAT network. However, both can be completely exposed to your lan without host port mapping and I cover this technique for both docker and LXD. Using a nat network for abstraction adds a layer of security by isolation.

[@MarkConstable]

@@scottibyte I do use LXC (CT) containers in Proxmox for excellent small lightweight systems, but I generally prefer a VM for anything over 10 GB of storage because they are so quick and efficient when backing up to Proxmox Backup Server. I would consider switching to Incus if they ever provide a similar solution to PBS. As for docker, I consider it a waste of time when that time would be better spent setting up a non-docker native installation of the required services.