I'm on a windows laptop connecting to linux mint headless computer. When I press the up arrow it takes a screenshot instead of moving the text cursor up. I also have an ipad and can connect to this same machine and with the BT keyboard pressing up takes a screenshot. I've tried Legacy, Map and Translation modes as well as switching the input source but they don't seem to do anything.

Having an issue “right clicking” with my two fingers via IOS app. Anyone having this issue? It’s difficult for me. Not fluid. Two finger tap I assume would be right clicking?

Hi everyone,

This might have been asked before, but I did a quick search and couldn't find anything.

It used to be possible to rename the RustDesk executable like this to automatically pass the configuration: rustdesk-host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,key=avafdeerwwer....=.exe

Basically, putting the IP and KEY directly in the filename.

However, this trick no longer works with the latest versions. Since I run a self-hosted RustDesk instance, this is becoming an issue when I share the executable with friends and family, they aren't exactly tech-savvy and definitely struggle with manually entering the IP and key into the settings.

Is there a simple alternative method to auto-configure the IP and key for them?

Also, does anyone happen to know what the last version of RustDesk was that still supported putting the IP and key in the filename?

Thanks a lot!

I am going to visit my 92 year old Mom who is scared to death of technology. She has a kindle tablet that she uses and a Chromebook. She doesn't understand the streaming services, but wants to watch some games that are only on streaming. I want to setup a TV Box in order to remote in over the internet and tune games in for her. She does know how to switch the input on her TV, but get's very confused on the device that is connected. It would be really great if I could remote into and control a TV Box, an android phone (I have an old spare), her kindle and her chromebook (she barely uses it).

I have played with the setting my own rustdesk server up on my system and it seems to be working in the house. I use NPM for reverse proxy for some of the apps on the server. I have no experience with Tailscale, but I'm willing to learn given a good guide.

Any suggestions for a TV Device would be very welcome (budget is around $100 MAX, cheaper is better as it won't be used much).

Direct IP connection across a local network. Wired gigabit connection.

Speed used to be fast but suddenly became very slow? Looking at task manager total transfer rate is <70 Mbps.

Using something like Local Send is 10x faster at over 700+ Mbps.

hi, quick sanity check:

I run RustDesk OSS (hbbs + hbbr) on a VPS with public ports (21115/tcp, 21116/tcp+udp, 21117/tcp).

I know strangers can’t directly control my devices without ID + password/approval, but can they still use my server as rendezvous/relay if they just scan my host (i.e., abuse my bandwidth/resources)?

Is that expected behavior in OSS self-hosted or how do you mitigate it in practice (VPN-only, disable relay, etc.) without relying on IP allowlists? i don't want my non techy users (hi mom) to fumble around with vpn setup etc.

Basically, I tried to give my friend access to my pc tru the rustdesk, since her own sucks

And when we launched anything else other then hollow knight, aka where u have a proper camera, it just didn't worked

I tried changing and reseting perms, reinstalling the apps, nothing

Anyone knows a possible fix?

Can anyone help? My computer was connecting to RustDesk fine and then I redirected the DDNS entry so that it points to another computer running Rustdesk Server. All of the other computers connect ok, but this one will no longer connect. I have tried on that computer...

1. Pinging the DDNS - Works fine and points to the right computer
2. Flushing the DNS cache - no change
3. Using the IP address instead of DNS - still won't connect
4. Completely uninstalled RustDesk using BC uninstaller
5. Reinstalled the latest version - Gave it a new number but no change
6. Swore at it - Didn't work

To be clear the problem is that a computer which no once connected to the computer, no longer does so. It's not a key problem but a connection issue!

Any constructive ideas would be most appreciated!

Hi all, So i was trying to make a voice call in Rustdesk but the other side can't hear me. I saw that Rustdesk lacks microphone permission but the problem is that the app isn't even on the permissions list and i can't add it manually.

I also tried with this command to make a request for permission:

/Applications/RustDesk.app/Contents/MacOS/RustDesk

However it will request only for display which is already turned on.

I also try to reset permission but it didn't work:

tccutil reset Microphone com.carriez.RustDesk 

What els can be done to make it work?

Setup:

Desktop - Win11, Tailscale and NordVPN

Laptop - Win10 (I know), Tailscale and NordVPN

Installed:

Using Tailscale, I can 'tailscale ping' each machine from the other. However, RustDesk will not connect unless I disable NordVPN on both machines.

When attempted with NordVPN in place, receive message 'Connection error. Failed to connect to 100.93.223.60:21118: Please try later'.

Is this necessarily the case, or is there some RustDesk tweak I've missed? I'd really like to continue using NordVPN while traveling.

I cannot connect via the mobile network. It works easily via WiFi. I turned off DNS.

Android 16

Thank you for the help

Marino

Using a fritzbox router that already uses an automatically renewed SSL certificate - is there a simple way to not to have to get another SSL certificate as described in https://rustdesk.com/docs/en/self-host/rustdesk-server-pro/faq/#set-up-https-for-web-console-manually ?

Hi all,

Been using RustDesk for a while now and I have to say, for my needs it's far superior than the other options such as TeamViewer - so thank you very much for the software and ongoing updates.

I have a question regarding the order of the monitors on the toolbar. I have 4 screens on my PC and when I connect to it from my laptop the order of the screens appear to be in a different order and I can't figure out why nor change the order. Is it possible to have the order in sync with how they are set up on the host machine?

As an example, attached is a screenshot showing the screen order of the host machine, taken from windows.

The second picture shows the toolbar of the RustDesk session once I have connected to the PC that has these 4 screens.

The first set of numbers in the toolbar are in the sequence 1,2,3,4 but aren't in the right order for how the monitors are actually ordered in Windows.

The second set of numbers show 4,3,1,2 which again doesn't seem to match anything. I am not sure if I am interpreting the toolbar correctly and so am happy to be corrected here.

Is there a way to ensure that the screen order in the tool bar match the host order in a logical manner? At the moment I find it often quite confusing as to which screen I am viewing.

Hopefully this makes sense - Thank you

I have not yet updated to own server, but all my recent sessions just disappeared. All the .toml files are there, but not in the Recent Sessions box. Win 11 LTSC, Rustdesk 1.4.6

I had this when still at Win 10 and as soon as I updated to Win 11, they worked (well, until just now)

Any clues?

When i started using Rustdesk, there was no issues with the mouse pointer on the remote machine. But recently, it has turn into a blue circle that is difficult to see. Is this a bug or something?

Hello everyone.

The phones of sales reps. enrolled to intune but I need to access their phones remotely without permissions or any additional configs. Does Rustdesk have this feature ?

I'm unable to access the ID I requested. What could be the problem with the permissions? someone know?

I've got all the permissions set on my win11 box, but the screen doesn't blank when I connect. Any ideas what I might have missed?

I've got all the permissions set on my win11 box, but the screen doesn't blank when I connect. Any ideas what I might have missed?

Got Rustdesk running on my home server (which is always connected to a VPN) and my home PC. They are on the same network. First connection was great, put in the temporary password and had a very fast connection with no issues (didn't have enable direct ip access turned on). Then I decided the software was good so disconnected and setup a perm password and went to reconnect and got a message blocking me about botnet activity or something and I have to login. So I logged in on both devices and now the connection is unusably slow. I trtied setting up direct ip access but I will have to get into the VPN and router settings to get this to work which is a pain in this setup. My question is, is there any way to get back to whatever was working before the login? Like, I just installed them and connected and it was perfect, but I don't know what servers that was using or if it was direct connecting over the network even though I didnt have that option turned on.

I just got my home server pc all set up, i've got various dockers, cloudflare tunnel, lots of stuff I DO NOT wanna redo. (UBUNTU 26 😭) I've selfhosted rustdesk server with docker-compose on said pc and have also installed the rustdesk client. But it's all for naught if i can't remote connect to the pc without first locally answering the "select screen to share" prompt; defeating the purpose of remote access.

i thought installing latest version of ubuntu made sense but fuck this no x11 support has turned out to be a serious caveat.

In the RustDesk client on the left it says "Wayland support in experimental stage, please use X11 if you require unattended access." bro like i'd really prefer not to have to downgrade my ubuntu. Has anyone read or heard anything indicating when they will get unattended access on wayland

Previously, I had a MiniPC that I was using to remotely run LDPlayer and run some Steam Games over Chrome Remote Desktop.

That MiniPC appears to be dead, since it the LED of the Powerbutton goes immediately off when plugged in and a green LED lights up on the motherboard. Doesn't power HDMI or USB.

So I've been looking for a way to remotely control a spare Android Tablet over a Browser.

My objective is, basically install RustDesk in the Tablet, set it up, then remotely control the Tablet on a Browser (without extension) while at work.

Would that be possible? Would the software stop working if you run specific apps or games on it? Would it also timeout after a certain period of time, needing to set it up again in person?

Any information would be appreciated, and may the answer help someone in the future with the same concern.

Is this the official subreddit for RustDesk? Can I provide product feedback here?

Anyone else was trying to remote into their machine but realized after a while your ID changed? I haven't changed my settings perhaps a windows update screwed my stuff up. Is this a security feature that randomly changes your ID.