I’ve been using rustdesk for while, and it works very well for me. The news of it being somewhat opaque, and developed from China, makes me a bit nervous.

Is there a FOSS equivalent that won’t make me jump through hoops, and be easily installed by someone else remotely?

I would like to be able to have it run at startup in Linux and windows, have a fairly complete feature set, like file transfer, copy paste, etc.

Also it’d be great if it could be easily installed by someone else remotely. I do SMB support, usually onsite, which is why it’s not cost effective to pay for a Teamviewer or Anydesk license.

I’m taking a look through flathub, but recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

  • Sam BlackEnglish
    14•1 month ago

    If you’re comfortable with Rustdesk but wary of the developer, you could try HopToDesk, which is a fork of Rustdesk but the company is based in the US.

      • Sam BlackEnglish
        1•1 month ago

        If you’re in the US, maybe?

        I only suggested it as Rustdesk not so long ago had no self-hosted FOSS server, whereas HopToDesk did - it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed FOSS remote desktops so I probably should again.

          • Sam BlackEnglish
            1•1 month ago

            The company linked in the github issue is a property company, and the sole director has other property companies - I doubt its making Hoptodesk.

            There are a number of “Begonia Holdings LLC” listed in the USA hence my thinking its US based.

      • Billegh
        -4•1 month ago

        No, but a “company” in China has far less autonomy from the government in China than one in the US. For some people, that can be stressful

        • @[email protected]English
          1•1 month ago

          Untrue. Although it’s more likely for china to (ab)use this, but legally the us is just as „bad“.

          • Billegh
            1•1 month ago

            I wasn’t comparing badness or abuse, I was comparing autonomy. In the US they have the option to use the legal system to fight against things they don’t want to do. Usually ineffective, sure. But the option is there. Not so in China.

    • @[email protected]OP
      3•1 month ago

      Thanks. I’m trying out HopToDesk. As I understand it’s a clone. Works pretty well. I hope they don’t pull any shenanigans