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Selkies

Low-latency WebRTC remote desktop streaming

Remote Access & VPN ★ 2.3k stars Hard setup MPL-2.0

Selkies is an open-source platform for streaming Linux desktops and apps to a browser over WebRTC with low latency. It supports GPU acceleration for demanding workloads.

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Key features

  • WebRTC desktop streaming
  • GPU acceleration support
  • Low-latency input
  • Kubernetes ready

Strengths

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (2.3k GitHub stars)

Is Selkies secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Selkies'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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