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Apache Guacamole with MySQL on CentOS Stream 8 by Neodoo

Neodoo Microsystems | centosstream_8_guacamole_1.4.0_v1.0.0

Linux/Unix, CentOS Stream 8 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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    Hospital & Health Care

Very useful tool when VPN is not an option.

  • July 15, 2020
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What do you like best about the product?
In my case, it was very easy to setup using the dockerized version. I used mostly to give limited access to some external providers, instead of the usual VPN.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have had some problems with the keyboard language. I usually have spanish keyboards and Guacamole is no very friendly with that.

It would be nice is I could use it to publish web based applications instead of full desktops.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it when I need to do something remotely from a location where I cannot use VPN, even from my smartphone I can get to my office desktop using just a browser. I can connect to windows desktops and command line linux servers. It just works.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Consider using it with a third party authentication like AD or LDAP.


    Construction

Excellent Service

  • September 20, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Clientless architecture makes it a great solution for road warriors who need access to company resouces quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
lack of shared clipboard i.e. not being able to seamless drag items across browser window to desktop and vice verse
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Single step RDP solution for users. The lack of overheard using Guacamole vs. uses traditional VPN solutions to achieve remote access has been great.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give it a shot. The initial setup can be a little hairy, but the reward is worh it.


    Computer Networking

Great Remote Access Portal

  • January 28, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Great universal usage, virtually any browser can be used for multiple ways of remote access
What do you dislike about the product?
Complicated to setup, upgrading is painful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Web based remote access, better than SSL VPN or any type or much more expensive solution.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Setup is some what painful, automation of setup is possible, but be careful of the sources.


    Andrei V.

Have your desktop within an internet browser window.

  • September 26, 2018
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It is simple to configure, highly reliable, secure and handy in usage tool. It is like noVNC, but by Apache. It is a client-less application and can be accessed via a browser.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes time to sort out how to implement the service if configuring it the first time.
It also requires to implement access by other means like public ip address
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Remote desktop infrastructure helps to access required device from anywhere.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
if you need a client-less remote desktop access that requires nothing but a browser - then Apache guacamole is a way to go, in my opinion.


    MA P.

Connect with Everything

  • July 17, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Allows you to connect with any SSH, RDP, TELNET, VNC listening device.
What do you dislike about the product?
Needs more regular updates and improvements .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's the main feature of a solid company to solve technical issues from a centralized spot.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Connects with everything using your browser.


    Travis G.

Great software, but a few small gotcha's during setup

  • April 16, 2018
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
The best feature is that the software allows me to create a web interface with SSL to secure traffic and remotely connect via RDP, VNC, or SSH to resources in the same subnet. My first experience to using the software was that it was being used as a jumpbox to proxy into private VPC resources in AWS. After getting a chance to use it a few times and get a feel for it's performance and stability; I ended up experimenting with the software in my home lab and ended up rolling it into my clients offices as a free alternative to other remote support/management tools.
What do you dislike about the product?
The base software is great, but there are gotcha's. It's a tomcat server and by default runs on 8080. I personally had issues getting the default port changed to 80 or 443 via tomcat as it wants to run with minimum privileges. On linux anything under port 1024 needs root privileges to run. A simple fix was to just setup nginx as a reverse proxy to the tomcat web server. Which allowed me to then setup a "Let's Encrypt" SSL cert on the nginx proxy. (Let's encrypt needs port 80 available to receive traffic to be able to run the certbot tools.) So to get an SSL encrypted version of the Guacamole web console, it takes a little bit more setup. The documentation on Apache's website is fairly decent, but could stand to be a little more verbose for those of us with less-than-decent tomcat experience. (Disclaimer* - This was my first setup encounter with tomcat so I'm definitely a little behind the bell-curve and I personally needed to perform additional research to educate myself on how the software is supposed to work and the expected behaviours.) There's additional setup that should be performed for publicly accessible (If you need a VPN to get into the network first, just to reach Guacamole, these steps may not be necessary. But your mileage may vary) instances of Apache Guacamole such as SELinux (if your distro supports it), ClamAV, maybe Fail2ban. Anything you can think of to lock-down and secure the instance is a huge recommendation from me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am building a small start-up tech firm and needed remote administration tools for my clients, but due to my VERY small business size; I needed a solution that was little to no cost to keep my operating costs low for my client(s). Apache Guacamole provided a simple to use management interface so I could setup such things as RDP access for standard users to be able to reach their work PC's/devices from outside the office. While also providing me a great management tool for just about any network device in the remote office at zero cost to me or my client(s).
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For the sake of your data and privacy, please be mindful of best practices during setup otherwise this tool is extremely powerful in the wrong hands and can cause havoc if compromised. Definitely, RTFM if you are unsure of what the recommended "best practices" are; or if you are unsure of how to implement best practices. The documentation of the software is quite good on the Apache Guacamole website, if something isn't clear Google can/will be a great help in finding answers. It's a great software, but since it doesn't have a "batteries included" type of implementation, there are other components you will likely need to setup to get a fully secured setup for your environment.