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Community consensus on Rustdesk with all the controversy in such a short time?
I have recently found out about Rustdesk looking for an Anydesk alternative, and it is amazing. Or so I thought. I have come to learn since its open release in 2021 not all has been a pretty sight. So I would like to know what people generally still think of Rustdesk to this very day. Do you still use the software or have you stopped using the software since you learned the things below?
- They "fixed" Wayland compatibility by disabling Wayland permanently switching users back to X11, even if they would not use Rustdesk or remove Rustdesk as it would change their system configuration permanently. (see here)
- They will commercialise the software but are still not communicating what parts they will commercialise. (source)
- They are obfuscating their Chinese whereabouts. Here is their Chinese company profile. Here is a news website that also makes mention of it. They have relay servers in China as well.
- They are still advertising the software as open source while the software is in fact not entirely open source and relies on binary files for their GUI. The nightly build is changing this but the stable client on their homepage is still not entirely open source. If you were to compile this stable version and use only actual source code and not binaries, you would have non-functioning software, because it is not 100% open source. Again, this is becoming irrelevant but they advertised it as such for two years while they should not have done so. Keep such practices in mind when entrusting a software manufacturer with your devices. This is not transparency, this is not trust.
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I am glad I am not the only one… I have the same concerns and shut down our public Dutch relay server(s) two months ago.
What is your goto alternative for RustDesk? I'm using TeamViewer to remote control my mums PC when she is having issues. Sensing TeamViewer is going to do a LogMeIn, I want to switch.
I was thinking on configuring and installing Rustdesk for all my devices, but I already have that in mind since long ago. Meanwhile, I was using TeamViewer: Agghhh, too many problems with connection timeout.
Do you recommend a selfhosted alternative like Rustdesk? If there's any actually?
MeshCentral is a good choice from what I hear. It's much more feature complete and stable.
I personally use rustdesk since it's easier to setup and the UX is similar to TV. I was a TV user once so it's convenient for me.
In the latest version of source code I only have found two rendezvous servers and no CN: rs-ny.rustdesk.com and rs-sg.rustdesk.com
If you host you own relay server they won't be used.
Personally, I like RustDesk because audio transmission works great. I don't know any other open source client with this function. Anyone?
It is still present in the client and server:
https://i.imgur.com/80WhGSF.png
Indeed, the only open-source remote desktop software where audio works out of the box. I was pleasantly surprised by this at the beginning !
Not to mention banning anyone that so much as drops a hint of criticism on their subreddit...
I tried it for a while and stopped when I discovered the same things as you. I'm not so bothered about the software being open source or not, but I do use Linux as well as Win and Mac, and have found that NoMachine offers the best support for Linux desktops, including Wayland display server. I am now a dedicated NoMachine user, just waiting for them to release their real alternative to Teamviewer, Anydesk and Rust.
I dont know how to paste a screenshot on this webpage, but saying "trust me bro" just seems fitting for this vendor.
Today my remote-connections are all suddenly unavailable with Connection Error:
I have 5 computers - my PC, my laptop (which can still connect) ... a jump-box at my parents, a proxy/vpn at my friend's, and my work computer (all suddenly locked).
The three that I use JumpDesk for just got locked-out without warning. Now I have to drive to the next city (x2) and install ANOTHER alternative. I am half-way through setting up reliable VPN to be done with this nonsense, but suffice-to-say: RustDesk has just cemented themselves in the same pit as anyDesk/teamviewer/bomgar for products that I will never support, use, or pay for as a fallback/convenience.
( i still have a teamviewer perpetual but they are horrible bullies so it's too unreliable to use, and not deserving of anything more. )