Fwiw I use a fork called Apollo because it enables a headless setup
Comment on what is good remote desktop software?
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
Sunshine and Moonlight.
It is made for gaming, but can be used for remote desktop. I use it when my laptop cannot handle a Blender scene and I want to use my desktop. It also works good with Headscale (or Tailscale if you use that). You can enable end to end encryption too.
If you want a direct replacement for Anydesk, check out Rustdesk. It is FOSS, but does not have good reputation.
papertowels@mander.xyz 15 hours ago
pipes@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Sadly Windows-only last time I checked
aksdb@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Where does rustdesk not have a good reputation? I see it being recommended regularly and also use it myself heavily. Never had issues or heard about issues (that I would attribute to reputation).
Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
Something something something China bad. It’s a bit overblown, but there was some drama about the dev earlier in its lifespan. I think something to do with not all of its code being open source? Like the official servers were running a closed version or something. I’m definitely butchering the information. It’s good software and works as intended.
I personally use Sunshine and Moonlight, but not because I have any particular problem with RustDesk, just couldn’t get it working well, and Sunshine also works for in house game streaming if I want.
aksdb@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Ah ok, thanks for the clarification. In the end I also use Sunshine for game streaming, but for pure remote desktop access RustDesk is far nicer, since I can also quickly move files back and forth. RDP is even nicer in that regard, where I can remote-mount local devices.