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Self hosted like TeamViewer with apps
Remote Access
What are your recommendations about the tittle?
I know TeamViewer is not paid for comercial services, but is there any other app similar?
I don’t need file transfer, other functions. Just like and ID and password to access the screen.
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Personally, i use RustDesk, you can self host the connecting server part and you don't have those annoying 24h/month limitation that you can find in AnyDesk.
You need a bit of configuration on each client at first, but when it's setup, it's okay.
Does it work without signing out the Windows user? Meshcentral and guacamole automatically log the user out who is physically present with the computer as soon as the remote user tries to log in.
I use Meshcentral i use selfhosted version, and i manage all my Linux machine, some windows PC and 2-3 Android phone (Android has only visualization). Is useful because have agent for almost all OS.
+1 for meshcentral
Well I think I don’t explain well.
The mais function is on PC outside my lan or behind a proxy or public ip, make accessible.
Like TeamViewer ID, I don’t need directly access the machine IP, I can access via proxy, because TeamViewer servers proxy between me and remote machine, is clear now?
I use Guacanole on my lan, but also need outside my lan.
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This software https://www.remoteutilities.com/product/ I remember have a self hosted feature, but I was never able to make it run.
To use a TeamViewer like ID, you need to have something that link an IP to an ID.(your application is sending is current IP to the server, that answer with an affected ID)
When you use TeamViewer application, you are using the private server of TeamViewer to make this link
RustDesk, that i quote before, work with the same method: a third party server assign an ID to an IP
The major different between RustDesk and TeamViewer/AnyDesc it that you can also self-host the server that make the link if you don't want to use a default public server or a private company owned server
Another option is Guacamole which allows you to connect over RDP/VNC/SSH using a web browser as the client so there's no download
OP just needs to be aware that it is not that useful for connecting to remote machines where you don't control the network they're on though. Guacamole needs direct access to the backends to connect to them. Software like TV connect out to a server over which the control session is made so you don't need things like rdp/vnc holes punching etc.
But it's great where the topology works, you're right.
Jump Desktop
i dont see it that often recommended here, but man, its so seamless and easy to install.
and for me, the fastest remote desktop of all of them. (use it also on ios, android)
NoMachine. It's secure and fast. No need for a connection server.
https://www.nomachine.com/