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Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway that provides browser-based access to RDP, VNC, and SSH sessions without requiring client-side plugins.

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Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway that provides browser-based access to RDP, VNC, and SSH sessions without requiring client-side plugins.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

73/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 15 days ago
Popular
651,722 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
502 GB minimum RAM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
1,722
Open issues
85
Last commit
2026-09-28
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
declining

Checked 14 days ago - source: GitHub (apache/guacamole-client)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 2 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s), 20 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Docker Deployment Deploy using the official Docker images for guacamole and guacd to avoid building guacamole-server from source. source

Fetched 6 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • NoMachine - Access remote computers easily with enterprise-class speed and features supporting any content including audio and video.
  • RealVNC - Secure, cost-effective remote access and support for your computer, from your desktop or mobile device.
  • Remmina - Remmina is a cross-platform remote desktop client for system administrators and users who need to manage many remote computers through Remo…
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  • TeamViewer - Establish remote desktop access in seconds with instant control, secure data, VoIP and webcam integration, file transfer, and fast, easy co…
  • TigerVNC - TigerVNC is an advanced VNC implementation.
  • TightVNC - TightVNC is a free remote desktop application.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do I build the Guacamole web application from source?

Run Maven with mvn package; the deployable .war file is created in the guacamole/target subdirectory. Deploy that war file to a servlet container such as Tomcat or Jetty, using the container-specific location and possibly root access.

Can the Unraid Docker setup use a database outside the container?

Yes, the Unraid Docker setup can use a built-in MariaDB database or an external database. It also describes VNC, RDP, SSH, and Telnet support for the container.

How should I integrate Guacamole into my own web page instead of using an iframe?

Use the Guacamole JavaScript API, guacamole-common-js, to integrate Guacamole directly into your page. If that is insufficient, the FAQ suggests building your own web application from guacamole-common.

Which single sign-on methods are documented in the Guacamole manual?

The manual lists CAS, OpenID Connect, and SAML under single sign-on.

What should I do before assuming a Guacamole problem is a bug?

The project FAQ says to perform basic troubleshooting first to confirm that Guacamole is the only factor affecting whether things work. It also notes that many other users run Guacamole without issue, so fundamental problems are less likely to be Guacamole bugs.

Answers sourced from forums.unraid.net, github.com, github.com, guacamole.apache.org, guacamole.apache.org

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads