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.
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?
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: alwaysThe 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
yes