I strongly recommend putting Guac behind a reverse proxy of some kind, to limit both the ports you need to forward, and to allow for easy SSL termination.
-Bob Henderson- Technology Coordinator Robotics Coach Senior Drama Director Lake Park Audubon Schools 218.238.5914 ext 2030 www.lakeparkaudubon.com Check us out on Facebook! <http://www.facebook.com/lpa2889> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system, > allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client. > Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with Guacamole, > you can access them all from a central point. > Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all > coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened and > forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal. > > Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client > software. > > On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote: > > Hello, > > Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find > answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give > it a shot. > > I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection > to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP > address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem. > > What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind > a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to > connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If > I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect > through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the > desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or > whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is > there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a > firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a > LogMeIn or Teamviewer service? > > Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please > inform me as to proper method. > > Regards, > > *Matthew Strowbridge* > *On Call Technology Services Inc.* > *(o)845.477.5208 <845.477.5208>* > *(m)845.673.9678 <845.673.9678>* > *(e)[email protected] <[email protected]>* > *http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services>* > > <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc> > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> > <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc> > <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc> > > > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > >
