On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 2:23 AM takuya morita <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, Guacamole support.
> I'm Takuya.
>
> I want to reduce data traffic when using Guacamole.
> We know that resolution and color depth have a lot to do with it.
> Are there any other factors that have a significant impact on data traffic?


How much of the screen and how often it is being refreshed will also have
an impact on it - probably more than resolution and color depth. If users
are watching YouTube videos on a remote system, for example, there will be
a lot of bandwidth usage, even if you have a very small color pallet.
Guacamole dynamically adjusts quality of the display based on available
resources and network conditions, so, unless you have some other factor
driving it - cost or very limited bandwidth - you shouldn't really have to
worry about it too much.

You could also consider using  something external to Guacamole to adjust
this - for example, like has tc that can be used for traffic shaping, which
might help with this. But it also may cause further problems if Guacamole
is throttled so much that it starts believing there is network congestion
and starts warning the user about the state of the network. Unless you're
running into a specific problem or cost that is driving you to make some
adjustments, you should just let Guacamole handle it for you.

-Nick

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