Neko
Infrastructure
self-hosted remote browser
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
7 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good for watch parties and synced video viewing
From 2 comments
Neko is a fantastic project, I love telling people about it. It does so much more then the title says :) Being able to watch videos with someone in perfect sync is a great…
Sean-Der on HNThis is really cool. I used an app called Puffin on iOS in the past and have wanted something similar for the same reasons the author listed.
alphabettsy on HN
Useful for separating personal and work browsing
From 1 comment
This is great for when you have a corporate laptop and you want to separate your personal browsing session from your work browsing session easily. I also like it because I setup…
matthewaveryusa on HN
Objections
Logo is considered tasteless
From 2 comments
It's pretty tasteless tbh and makes me definitely not want to use this app or share it with anyone whose opinion of me I care about
anaisbetts on HNFirst logo I've seen that incorporates a butthole, impressive.
st3ve445678 on HN
Self-hosted name is confusing, unclear if it runs on own PC
From 1 comment
Probably not your fault, the title of this post saying "Self hosted" isn't clear, I thought it meant "hosted on my PC" instead of being hosted elsewhere...I had the same question…
noobermin on HN
Requests
Publish core as a package without Docker
From 2 comments
I also find it confusing. Is this just a docker-compose setup, or did you write the code? I see some go code in there, did you write the WebRTC server stuff yourself? If so, how…
JeremyNT on HN> Although, I think about publishing the core of it as a package, fully fledged alternative to noVNC. Where X server desktop can be shared using WebRTC technology to a browser. I…
JeremyNT on HN
Questions
How does it differ from screen sharing on Zoom or Hangouts?
From 2 comments
sorry if this sounds dismissive, but I'm curious - how is this different than using google hangouts or facetime or zoom and doing screen sharing?
m0lecules on HNafaik those don’t let both parties control the mouse. I thought that’s what this does.
rgbrgb on HN
How is remote mouse input implemented without an OS-level component?
From 2 comments
What's the bridge for the input? I'm not 100% yet on what this is doing, conceptually I think I got it. Streaming a video broadcast of a browser. But I would think that you need…
jcun4128 on HNWhat I'm saying is from the gif (repo README) you see this localhost web thing. I'm aware you can screenshare say from Chrome and show a tab or your whole desktop. In this way…
jcun4128 on HN
Alternatives named
Rabb.it
From 1 comment
Hi all, after glancing at the comments it seems that a few people are confused about Neko and what its purpose is. Neko is a self-hosted shared browser, which was built in…
ScottyFillups on HN
Hyperbeam
From 1 comment
Hi all, after glancing at the comments it seems that a few people are confused about Neko and what its purpose is. Neko is a self-hosted shared browser, which was built in…
ScottyFillups on HN
Metastream
From 1 comment
https://getmetastream.com/ is an also-FLOSS alternative, instead of a server, it syncs site interactions (e.g. opening up the same video on each person's browser, and then…
okdjnfweonfe on HN
noVNC and Apache Guacamole
From 1 comment
Alternative to having browser (or any app) in a container and accessing its gui using noVNC (or Apache Guacamole). Except, this is done using WebRTC, what makes it perfect for…
m1k1o on HN
Mighty
From 1 comment
Great project, thanks for sharing. Also in this space is Mighty (https://mightyapp.com). I believe streaming GUIs is the future of the web. We are already seeing this take off…
throwaway413 on HN