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Remote KVM recommendations (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 13 hours ago by Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I have three networked Win10/11 PCs at our small family business that occasionally need to be accessed and maintained from my Fedora PC at home. I’ve used Google Remote Desktop for a while but it’s unreliable and also F Google.

Was looking at the Gl-Inet Comet products which look promising as they say they work without cloud access, but they’re a tad spendy. If it’s the best option I’m willing to drop the coin.

Are there better options?

Thanks!

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

It sounds like what you really need is a mesh VPN not really KVM.

Install Tailscale on all the machines and you're set.

Alternatively Hamachi.

Edit: You could also install Tailscale on a single dedicated device on your destination network (such as a Raspberry Pi or mini PC) and configure it as a Tailscale router. This would enable you to access any IP-based device on the network without that device having Tailscale installed on it.

With any of this you could access machines just like on the local network, using VNC or RDP.

[–] gooeyglob@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Or Netbird, both work very well and Netbird can be completely self hosted; Tailscale requires Headscale AFAIK.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 12 hours ago

Ooh, I'd forgotten about Netbird!

Thanks for the reminder to test it as an alternative to Tailscale.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

It sounds like what you really need is a mesh VPN not really KVM.

Ding!

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I was gonna suggest WireGuard but these are probably less work which is what a business wants.

Another bonus is you have more than just Remote Desktop to manage things.