# apache/guacamole-server

The Apache Guacamole proxy daemon (guacd), C API (libguac), and protocol support.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/guacamole-server
Homepage: https://guacamole.apache.org/
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: guacamole, c, network-client, java, network-server, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-24T23:25:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3816, "days_push": 9, "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 3965, forks 799 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.660472+00:00)

## What it is
The server-side component of Apache Guacamole, consisting of guacd (a proxy daemon), libguac (a C API), and protocol support libraries for VNC, RDP, SSH, and Telnet. It translates arbitrary remote desktop protocols into the text-based Guacamole protocol consumed by the HTML5 web client.

## Use cases
- access remote desktops from a browser without installing client software
- set up a clientless VNC/RDP/SSH gateway
- translate VNC or RDP into a browser-friendly protocol
- embed remote desktop access into a web application
- build custom protocol plugins for remote access
- provide cloud desktop access through HTML5

## When to choose
- you need browser-based remote desktop access with no client installs
- you want a self-hosted gateway supporting VNC, RDP, and SSH
- you need a documented C API to add protocol support or integrate remote access into other apps

## When to avoid
- you need a native desktop remote-desktop client with rich local features
- you only need simple SSH from a terminal
- you cannot run a C daemon on a server and want a pure-JavaScript solution

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: proxy, networking, http-server, sdk, security
- domain: networking, self-hosted, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: c, self-hosted
- tags: remote-desktop-gateway, guacd, vnc, rdp, ssh, html5, clientless, libguac, protocol-translation, remote-desktop, linux, docker

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.660472+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 2026-08-29T18:24:24.927537+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.660472+00:00, sha 43ce6283d4e2)
  - homepage: https://guacamole.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:55.177511+00:00, sha 7d13fd6bd757)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/api-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:55.190623+00:00, sha 72f32b933168)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:55.186454+00:00, sha e0d92bf0d1ef)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:55.188481+00:00, sha 60efcd0b5c1a)
  - site_page: https://guacamole.apache.org/releases/1.6.0 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:55.192365+00:00, sha 6684f5372cf2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.