Configure the free self-host plan for the remote desktop software RustDesk

Find a server you already have with sufficient memory and other resources.

Using Docker Images to Quickly Start Services on the Server

Refer to: https://rustdesk.com/docs/en/self-host/rustdesk-server-oss/docker/

Step 1: Configure Service Ports

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# cat firewallConfig.sh 
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21114/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21115/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21116/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21116/udp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21118/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21117/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21119/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --reload

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# bash firewallConfig.sh 
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Step 2: Pull the Docker Image

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# sudo docker image pull rustdesk/rustdesk-server
Using default tag: latest
latest: Pulling from rustdesk/rustdesk-server
9e455e83a929: Pull complete 
cf1dc9594c7d: Pull complete 
4f3b5a2b0508: Pull complete 
Digest: sha256:680f8ba5accafc264d15076f33a6fdb9cb6f4d963a0fc92e01023ca0e919cc83
Status: Downloaded newer image for rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest
docker.io/rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest

Step 3: Start Containers

Simple startup commands:

sudo docker run --name hbbs -v ./data:/root -td --net=host --restart unless-stopped rustdesk/rustdesk-server hbbs
sudo docker run --name hbbr -v ./data:/root -td --net=host --restart unless-stopped rustdesk/rustdesk-server hbbr

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# docker images
REPOSITORY                 TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED       SIZE
rustdesk/rustdesk-server   latest    9227b43758be   6 weeks ago   12.8MB
hello-world                latest    74cc54e27dc4   6 weeks ago   10.1kB

Step 4: Check Containers

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                      COMMAND   CREATED          STATUS          PORTS     NAMES
320bea0bd027   rustdesk/rustdesk-server   "hbbr"    18 minutes ago   Up 18 minutes             hbbr
57f130718a96   rustdesk/rustdesk-server   "hbbs"    18 minutes ago   Up 18 minutes             hbbs

Step 5: Stop and Remove Containers

Stop containers:

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# docker stop 320bea0bd027 57f130718a96
320bea0bd027
57f130718a96

Remove containers:

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# docker rm 320bea0bd027 57f130718a96
320bea0bd027
57f130718a96

Step 6: Start Containers with Configuration File

Using the official docker-compose.yml:

[root@awesome-choice-2 Download]# docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up
[+] Running 2/1
 ✔ Container hbbr  Created                                                                                                                                                            0.1s 
 ✔ Container hbbs  Created                                                                                                                                                            0.1s 
Attaching to hbbr, hbbs
hbbr  | [2025-03-10 08:30:00.783374 +00:00] INFO [src/relay_server.rs:61] #blacklist(blacklist.txt): 0
hbbr  | [2025-03-10 08:30:00.783436 +00:00] INFO [src/relay_server.rs:76] #blocklist(blocklist.txt): 0
hbbr  | [2025-03-10 08:30:00.783446 +00:00] INFO [src/relay_server.rs:82] Listening on tcp :21117

Client Configuration

Follow Section 2: Manual Config in Client Configuration Guide:

1. Fill in the ID Server and Key in the RustDesk client.
2. Export and import server settings between clients:

Use the steps above to configure RustDesk Client on a Device.
Using the above machine, go to Settings > Network, and unlock the settings.
Click "Export Server Config".
Paste the copied string into a text editor (e.g., Notepad).
On the new client, copy the configuration string.
Go to Settings > Network in the RustDesk client, unlock the settings, and click "Import Server Config".
The settings will be automatically pasted.
Click "Apply".