3mo ago

what do you use for screen sharing?

I know about rustdesk, and some other selfhosted solutions, but just wonder, what do you use if not screen sharing in discord.

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Jitsi or Element call
- Do you self-host Jitsi? The public instance has absolutely unusable FPS for streaming gameplay which is pretty much the only thing I still use discord for because it’s the only thing that seems to do it well. I read somewhere you can turn up the FPS on a self-hosted Jitsi though.
  
  My company does host an instance, but I've never used it for game streaming. No idea what the fps is
  
  you should be able to turn it up always, to some extent. it's in the settings on web

Just a quick screenshare? Probably Screensy

I use rustdesk for remote desktop. Screen sharing is usually on zoom as it's what my workplace uses.

You should not use Rustdesk as I wouldn't trust it with a 10 foot pole.
You can share your screen with most video conferencing software. For remote access I would go with RDP or moonlight.
We could really use an alternative but that takes time and knowledge to create.
- What is your issue with Rustdesk? I would understand if you mention Teamviewer, which runs through 3rd party servers, but Rustdesk? Is the client phoning home despite self-hosting or what do you mean? I am seriously interested.
  On the other hand, I would not use RDP over the Internet without a VPN or at least an RDP Gateway in between both parties.
  
  There has been a few controversies so here is the TLDR:
  Rustdesk public relays have been caught using Chinese servers
  The Rustdesk app is highly privileged for little reason. They abused this privilege to switch Wayland users to X silently
  very little is known about the Rustdesk "team" if there even is one. There is a single github user called "rustdesk" and the personalities on the Rustdesk website appear to be fake.
  Rustdesk says they are from Singapore but there are multiple leads that point to them being Chinese
  They straight up delete any issue or discussion that questions the supposed Rustdesk "team"
  That's just the summary that I know. You can find more information by looking up Rustdesk controversy or is Rustdesk a scam.
- No rustdesk but recommend RDP for remoting?
  I’m confused on both recommendations.
  
  Avoid Rustdesk like the plague for security reasons.
  I recommend RDP as a protocol for remote access. It takes a little setup but it can be used. It isn't fit for all use cases of course so don't take it to literally.

Signal is what I use.

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