Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. It lets users control remote computers or virtual machines via a web browser, and allows administrators to dictate how and whether users can connect using an extensible authentication and authorization system.
Apache Guacamole is split into two sub-projects: “guacamole-client”, the HTML5 web application which serves the Guacamole client to users, and “guacamole-server”, the remote desktop proxy which the web application communicates with.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Guacamole client is an HTML5 web application, use of your computers is not tied to any one device or location.
- Desktops accessed through Guacamole need not physically exist. With both Guacamole and a desktop operating system hosted in the cloud, you can combine the convenience of Guacamole with the resilience and flexibility of cloud computing.
- Built on its own stack of core APIs which are thoroughly documented
Website: guacamole.apache.org
Support:
Developer: The Apache Software Foundation
License: Apache License 2.0
The client is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
The server is written in C and Java. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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