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  • Does my screen have to be on?
    by manav
  • The problem I have with RustDesk is that self-hosting the server forces you to accept zero authentication (meaning anyone can use it to host streams for free), so you end up having to run it through a VPN which also decreases performance and latency, and makes it unusable as an easy IT help tool like people have been doing with VNC since forever (unless you relegate to using the slower public server controlled by who knows what).

    And since the paid pro version does have authentication, I think it's unlikely to ever show up in the free version.

    by ranger_danger
  • This depends on libdrmtap "A (LLM AI coded) zero-dependency C library for DRM/KMS framebuffer capture on Linux" https://github.com/fxd0h/libdrmtap which doesn't actually seem to give remote access so much as remote access to the screen visuals. The other hard parts of remote access on the various waylands are still left up to more proprietary, per wayland compositor, custom extensions not in wayland core or exposed by the kernel. That is, not universal.
    by superkuh
  • Does this work without a screen on the remote machine? I have a server with SSH access if like to view for bespoke tasks now and then.
    by GlacierFox
  • Rustdesk is amazing. I was using it just 2 days ago and ran into this hiccup, so it's a pleasure to see it resolved
    by OsrsNeedsf2P
  • What is rustdesk and how is it distinct from vnc?

    Edit: i appreciate the explanations; thank you.

    by throwaway27448
  • RustDesk should fix their password requirements: https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/2888
    by LoganDark
  • RustDesk still does not support encrypted connections when self hosting: https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/issues/3714
    by inktype

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