RealVNC alternative?

What are people using instead of RealVNC for remote raspberry pi access. RealVNC seems to be about to limit free access

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Hey Nicci,

If you are running Raspbian, Raspberry Pi themselves have just created their own remote access service. It is in beta and is all done through a Raspberry Pi account, but it looks like one of the most hassle-free methods right now.

Hope it helps!

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I know GUIs can make your life much simpler and dont want to say what you should use… just keep in mind that most things can be done via the shell/terminal. If you can get away with that, then SSH works.

My modern day concern is I think all remote access comes with some level of risk. So keep in mind that if its access over the internet you may want to consider a VPN of sorts; then run your remote access GUI/Shell. If the VPN is not an option, try to limit inbound access to fixed IP lists.

Of course, I could be jumping the gun here and you just want a remote access to the pi in the other room :slight_smile:

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I really like Nginx Proxy Manager for accessing web servers off-prem. The only tradeoff with this is that you need a domain name. An alternative is Twingate, through which you can create a zero-trust network and access web servers and your actual system remotely.

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I use remote.it (https://www.remote.it/) - easy to install and works well for me.

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I use vino-server for the server and Reminna for the client.

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If you just need one application with a gui at a time, as forwarding over SSH is good too. I use this for software that has a license. Install it on the server then X forward over day to use across multiple machines.

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On Android, I use Terminus, but it’s only command line

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I’ve used NoMachine with success on RasberryPi. Here’s how and its totally free. https://www.nomachine.com/tips-on-how-to-set-up-your-raspberry-pi-for-remote-access-via-nomachine

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