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Is it possible to self-host RustDesk completely for free?
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this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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Which features do you use?
I mainly used it to connect to machines using SSH, RDP and for port-forwarding.
Now I am using Netbird and am able to perform these actions.
I'm just a simpleton helping a couple of boomers periodically navigate their own computers and install software. We're not even 10% as complex as what it sounds like you're doing, haha. That is cool, though; I hadn't heard of Netbird.
Take a look at TightVNC
Ah, yeah, I forgot about that... I had tried it on Winblows and couldn't get it to work, but maybe it'll be better on Linux! Thanks for the reminder.
Totally not the software your asking about, but Remotely worked really well when I needed to help out the mother-in-law (https://github.com/immense/Remotely).