allmydesktops
Infrastructure
remote desktop
SHOW HN2018
65points
49comments
#652of 2,155 in 2018
Top 31%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
0 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Guacamole-based approach is useful and familiar
From 2 comments
So relevant: https://guacamole.apache.org/ Back ~4 years ago I did a similar web application as a way to bring a legacy Windows desktop to the web...I used the Guacamole project…
gshulegaard on HNI learned about guacamole about a year ago from HN and it is amazingly useful software. I use it as a way to have a cloud desktop on a linode instance. I've heard some great use…
disease on HN
RDP is faster than alternatives
From 1 comment
I have seen RDP to be way faster in comparison too. If I may ask, how do you manage those machines right now? What does the workflow look like.
asadlionpk on HN
Objections
Only works for machines with public IP or accessible RDP, not behind NAT
From 3 comments
I think this only works on the local network (or vpn) ? In which case I wonder what the added value is ? There are several free solutions that work exactly like this in a local…
Gys on HNNone of 'all my desktops' have a public ip. Therefore I use Teamviewer or Google RemoteDesktop which give access to any desktop anywhere. Occasionally I use vnc or rdp for the…
Gys on HNUnfortunately not a replacement for teamviewer right now. This only helps you access machines that already have Remote Desktop enabled and accessible on public internet. Like…
asadlionpk on HN
Email sign-up wall and lack of info about makers
From 1 comment
yet another site which asks for your email before showing you anything. Just one page telling how incredible this is. But not even a page about the authors/makers and how the…
lozzo on HN
No answer on security of infrastructure
From 2 comments
What measures have take to secure your infrastructure??? If someone is able to penetrate your network can they now have access to all your clients machines???
thrownaway954 on HNjust the lack of _any_ answer from the founder shows me that they haven't even thought this far into the security of their product and that, _right there_, tells me I shouldn't…
thrownaway954 on HN
Attribution to Apache Guacamole license unclear
From 2 comments
Doesn't Guacamole Client's Apache License 2.0 require you to provide copyright notice / attribution for using it in this way? I don't see it anywhere here.
skrowl on HNFrom the license itself, it seems like you do need to include the license contents within the derivative work somewhere. Since "Derivative works" includes "Object" (compiled)…
mynameisvlad on HN
Requests
Smart card authentication support
From 2 comments
Do you support smart card authentication?
chaz6 on HNChrome provides the WebUSB API for example: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/03/access-usb-devices-on-the-web
celere on HN
Support for NAT traversal or tunneling
From 2 comments
But how does it work if I can't normally RDP to my computer due to NAT router?
giancarlostoro on HNngrok.com (freemium) or https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel (open source, needs some afford, very fast and easy configurable) btw. @op go-http-tunnel would provides you…
celere on HN
RemoteApp support
From 1 comment
remoteApp support?
modzu on HN
Open source the client
From 1 comment
Do you have it somewhere on, like, github ?
askz on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Guacamole, noVNC, or Chrome Remote Desktop
From 3 comments
How would this compare to something such as https://guacamole.apache.org/
TooMuchWoW on HNChrome remote desktop is very fast, speedwise how does this compare?
tdburn on HNYou may want to include differences from [mstsc.js](https://github.com/citronneur/mstsc.js) for RDP and [noVNC](https://github.com/novnc/noVNC) for VNC, apart from those are both…
skrowl on HN
Does it work through firewalls or NAT
From 2 comments
How does it fair against a firewall or behind a router? Is it just a simple client for convenience or does it provide a server too? Cause being able to pass through a firewall…
giancarlostoro on HNBut how does it work if I can't normally RDP to my computer due to NAT router?
giancarlostoro on HN
Alternatives named
Apache Guacamole
From 2 comments
How would this compare to something such as https://guacamole.apache.org/
TooMuchWoW on HNSo relevant: https://guacamole.apache.org/ Back ~4 years ago I did a similar web application as a way to bring a legacy Windows desktop to the web...I used the Guacamole project…
gshulegaard on HN
Chrome Remote Desktop
From 1 comment
Chrome remote desktop is very fast, speedwise how does this compare?
tdburn on HN
TeamViewer
From 2 comments
None of 'all my desktops' have a public ip. Therefore I use Teamviewer or Google RemoteDesktop which give access to any desktop anywhere. Occasionally I use vnc or rdp for the…
Gys on HNDo you have to install anything on the host machine? Or can both just go to the website? (Will this help me fix my mom's computer remotely?)
timwis on HN
noVNC and mstsc.js
From 1 comment
You may want to include differences from [mstsc.js](https://github.com/citronneur/mstsc.js) for RDP and [noVNC](https://github.com/novnc/noVNC) for VNC, apart from those are both…
skrowl on HN
ngrok
From 1 comment
ngrok.com (freemium) or https://github.com/mmatczuk/go-http-tunnel (open source, needs some afford, very fast and easy configurable) btw. @op go-http-tunnel would provides you…
celere on HN