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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/jbarr107 on 2025-05-13 12:19:30+00:00.
Dear RustDesk:
As a hobbyist who maintains a small home lab with remote access to 2 users, I would LOVE to self-host the RustDesk Web Client. While I can certainly use the downloaded or deployed clients...
- I can run RustDesk on a VPS, which I can use to connect to my home lab devices.
- I can run RustDesk locally on my LAN, which I can use to connect to my home lab devices.
...but man, that Web Client V2 Preview at https://rustdesk.com/web/ is absolutely stellar!
I would love to self-host that Web Client to access my home lab from any browser. Maybe I'd connect it to my home lab with a Cloudflare Tunnel (so I don't have to expose any ports on my router) behind a Cloudflare Application (to provide an extra layer of authentication). Or maybe I'd use other solutions like WireGuard and Authentik.
After contacting RustDesk Support, you confirmed that to self-host the Web Client, I must have a minimum 10-user / 300-device subscription. Obviously, for my hobbyist use of about 4 devices, this is beyond my budget.
So, RustDesk, please consider adding a Community-supported edition of your RustDesk Web Client. It could be free, following the model of TailScale, Portainer, or Kasm, or it could have an affordable annual cost, at a fair level to entice hobbyists.
But please, consider providing a Web Client for hobbyist use.
Thank you,
Jim Barr, a hobbyist who loves testing, using, and promoting useful tech.
(YMMV regarding Cloudflare privacy policies.)