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RustDesk Setup

RustDesk is an open-source, self-hostable remote desktop platform.


Terminal window
yay -S rustdesk rustdesk-server-bin
sudo systemctl enable rustdesk-server-hbbr rustdesk-server-hbbs --now
  1. Settings → Network: Set ID server to host’s IP address
  2. Settings → Security → Password: Use permanent password only

Open the following ports:

PortProtocol
21115-21119TCP
8000TCP
21116UDP

  • Arch Linux: yay -S rustdesk
  • Windows: Download .exe installer

In RustDesk app, go to Settings → Network and set ID server to host’s IP address.


Use the host’s ID and permanent password to connect from the client.