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Apache Guacamole Lite

Clientless remote desktop gateway library

Remote Access & VPN ★ 336 stars Medium setup MIT

guacamole-lite is a lightweight Node.js implementation of the Guacamole protocol server, enabling clientless RDP, VNC, and SSH access through the browser. Developers embed it to build custom remote-access portals.

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Key features

  • Clientless RDP and VNC
  • Browser-based access
  • Embeddable library
  • WebSocket transport

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Lightweight alternative
  • Easy to integrate

Trade-offs

  • Not a full product
  • Requires custom UI

Is Apache Guacamole Lite secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Apache Guacamole Lite's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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