# apache/guacamole-client

The Apache Guacamole web application, official extensions, and JavaScript library.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/guacamole-client
Homepage: https://guacamole.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: guacamole, c, network-client, java, network-server, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:52:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3816, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1710, forks 849 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.695770+00:00)

## What it is
Apache Guacamole client is the Maven-based superproject containing the HTML5 web application, official authentication extensions, and JavaScript library for Apache Guacamole, a clientless remote desktop gateway. It works together with guacamole-server to provide browser-based access to desktops over VNC, RDP, and SSH without requiring any client-side plugins.

## Use cases
- access remote desktops from a web browser with no client software installed
- provide clientless VNC, RDP, and SSH access through a gateway
- deploy a self-hosted remote desktop portal for a team or organization
- add SSO, LDAP, TOTP, or Duo authentication to remote desktop access
- embed remote desktop functionality into other applications via the Guacamole API
- access cloud-hosted desktops from any device with a browser

## When to choose
- you need browser-based remote desktop access without installing client software
- you want a self-hosted, open-source gateway supporting VNC, RDP, and SSH
- you need pluggable authentication such as LDAP, SSO, JDBC, or MFA extensions
- you want to integrate remote desktop access into an existing web application via documented APIs

## When to avoid
- you need a native desktop remote-desktop client with rich local device integration
- you cannot deploy and maintain a Java servlet container plus guacamole-server proxy
- you only need simple one-off SSH access where a terminal client suffices
- you require protocols beyond VNC, RDP, SSH, or Kubernetes/text terminals

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, auth, web-framework
- domain: self-hosted, networking, security, web-development
- platform: jvm, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: remote-desktop-gateway, html5-client, vnc, rdp, ssh, clientless, guacamole-protocol, servlet, tomcat, maven, remote-desktop, web-server, javascript, docker

## Member repositories
- apache/guacamole-client (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.695770+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:35:03.952581+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.695770+00:00, sha b70331eae7de)
  - homepage: https://guacamole.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:08.987027+00:00, sha 7d13fd6bd757)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/api-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:08.994803+00:00, sha 72f32b933168)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:08.989788+00:00, sha e0d92bf0d1ef)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:08.992246+00:00, sha 60efcd0b5c1a)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/releases/1.6.0 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:11:08.997331+00:00, sha 6684f5372cf2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.