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VNC server Windows 10

which vnc is reliable
and after chosen one how to set up it to connect with a vnc viewer.

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:29 PM

@wagon_ is a windows guy, he might have some more resources to chime in if he's available today

I'll take a look in a few minutes

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:30 PM

should i dm him?

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:30 PM

I pinged him so he'll reply here when he's free

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:30 PM

oh okay

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:45 PM

Alright I'm back. Could you give some more info on the use case you're trying to solve with VNC, just looking for remote desktop or does it have to be VNC specifically?

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:46 PM

yeah remote desktop

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:46 PM

but it have to be vnc

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:52 PM

I don't do much Windows-stuff these days, but the only one I ever messed with in the past was RealVNC, though it is a paid product.
There are some open source free ones I see maintained, TigerVNC, TightVNC, UltraVNC, and I bet they all get the job done relatively well, but the UX looks a bit antiquated if that matters to you

Wagon will def be a better opinion since I know he does Windows sysadmin-ing, but with it being the holidays it might be a bit before he's back

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:55 PM

tiger vnc doesn't have a windows server

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:55 PM

i'll try tight

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:56 PM

maybe if you could provide a link

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:56 PM

https://www.tightvnc.com/

TightVNC: VNC-Compatible Free Remote Desktop Software

TightVNC - VNC-Compatible Remote Desktop Software

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:56 PM

thanks

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:56 PM

https://uvnc.com/

Home - UltraVNC VNC OFFICIAL SITE, Remote Desktop Free Opensource

VNC remote desktop support software for remote PC control. Free. Anydesk , teamviewer alternative

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:56 PM

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:58 PM

now what do i do?

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:58 PM

i've installed it

DirtyJ•12/22/23, 11:58 PM

Tight has docs for both the server and client here if you want to give them a shot https://www.tightvnc.com/docs.php

TightVNC Documentation

TightVNC - VNC-Compatible Remote Desktop Software

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:59 PM

also would it work from an outside network

crooked-brownOP•12/22/23, 11:59 PM

like my pc is in my home network and my viewer is in the college network

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:00 AM

Using any type of remote desktop/VNC externally brings a fun challenge when it comes to securing it. I'd recommend something like a Cloudflare tunnel to access it securely from outside your network without exposing it publicly https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/tutorials/vnc-client-in-browser/

Render a VNC client in browser · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs

Cloudflare can render a Virtual Network Computer (VNC) terminal in your browser without any client software or configuration required.

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:01 AM

i have ssh made for this circunstances

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:01 AM

does help in any way?

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:03 AM

Not sure how that would relate to accessing it externally, if you already made a secure solution for SSH-ing externally, then it would be a similar process for VNC, just a different protocol/port to configure in your firewalls/virtual networks

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:03 AM

man i'm only doing this because i switch to BSD

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:04 AM

and can not find the way to install teamviewer

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:07 AM

So the way I would set things up if I wanted a remote desktop at home but access from anywhere (without buying a paid service) would be:

1. Pick a remote desktop server (VNC, RDP, etc)
2. Throw

cloudflared

cloudflared

on there: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/get-started/create-local-tunnel/
3. Connect through it securely through the tunnel from outside of the private network: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/use-cases/rdp/

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:08 AM

That guide is for RDP, but a similar process would be used for VNC

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:09 AM

could i use the home network pc like a host for a webpage and that webpage been my desktop

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:09 AM

or any program that i need

DDirtyJ Using any type of remote desktop/VNC externally brings a fun challenge when it c...

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:09 AM

I think that's what this guide does

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:10 AM

But yeah cloudflare tunnels let you run any service locally through cloudflare, including web servers n stuff locally that are accessible publicly only through cloudflare without exposing the server itself through your network

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:10 AM

or do you know any in web android-studio webpage

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:11 AM

there is github spaces with vscode in browser

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:11 AM

Yeah that or if you want more control, JetBrains Gateway

DirtyJ•12/23/23, 12:11 AM

idk about in the browser for gateway, that's more like remote dev

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:12 AM

link?

crooked-brownOP•12/23/23, 12:12 AM

does it build apks?