Introduction

When it comes to remote desktop solutions, there are several open-source alternatives available in the market.

After testing various options, I’ve been using RustDesk in my infrastructure for quite some time, and it has proven to be a reliable and robust solution.

While tools like Apache Guacamole, TigerVNC, and others offer similar capabilities, I chose RustDesk for its stability and straightforward setup process.

RustDesk is an open-source alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk that allows you to have full control of your data through a self-hosted solution.

In this article (tutorial is a big word, LOL), we’ll see how to install a RustDesk server on Hetzner Cloud with a modest cost of about €4.62 monthly, using Docker.

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