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Which software should I choose for remote desktop? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by sparkle_matrix_x0x@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello everyone, I'd like to set up remote desktop for the work computer of a relative of mine (Her employer gave me permission to do so). I am unsure about the best way to go:

Should I try to enable port forwarding on the router, make them choose a strong password, and use the built-in Windows service?
Or is it better to use a free (as in price) external program? My main candidate was Rustdesk, but after a bit of searching I found some controversies, what do you think about it?

If necessary I can resort to a closed-source solution.

Thanks to you all in advance.

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[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I found that tailscale (to tunnel traffic to remote devices) with even sunshine (yes, the remote gaming application, just pick the default "desktop" option to stream the desktop) works very well.

And tailscale has an option to transfer files I think.

Ideally you'd probably selfhost tailscale (with headscale) or netbird with a vps+domain, but too much of a hassle for such case.

[–] sparkle_matrix_x0x@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'll look a bit into it later, thanks