# bolkedebruin/rdpgw

Remote Desktop Gateway in Go for deploying on Linux/BSD/Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/bolkedebruin/rdpgw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rdpgw
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: remote-desktops, gateway, xrdp, remote-desktop, golang-application, rdp-gateway, rdp
Last push: 2026-08-24T21:58:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2255, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 349, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1112, forks 170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.882644+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway protocol (MS-TSGU) written in Go, allowing official Microsoft RDP clients to connect to remote desktops over HTTPS. It serves as a full replacement for MS Remote Desktop Gateway with pluggable authentication including OpenID Connect, Kerberos, PAM, and NTLM, and is designed for deployment on Linux, BSD, or Kubernetes.

## Use cases
- expose xrdp desktops in Kubernetes containers to standard RDP clients over HTTPS
- replace Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway with an open-source alternative
- add OpenID Connect or Kerberos authentication in front of remote desktop sessions
- tunnel RDP traffic through firewalls using only HTTPS/443
- enforce access policies for remote desktop connections
- provide browser-based RDP file download with temporary credentials

## When to choose
- you need RDP access through corporate firewalls without a VPN
- you want open-source RD Gateway with modern identity provider integration
- you run Linux desktops or xrdp in containers and need Windows-client compatibility
- you deploy on Kubernetes and need a lightweight Go-based gateway

## When to avoid
- you need a full graphical web-based remote desktop client rather than a gateway
- your environment is purely Windows-native and MS RD Gateway already suffices
- you need protocols other than RDP tunneled

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, auth, networking, security, http-server
- domain: networking, security, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: go, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: rdp, remote-desktop-gateway, xrdp, ms-tsgu, openid-connect, kerberos, pam, rdp-over-https, devops, linux, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- bolkedebruin/rdpgw (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.882644+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 2026-08-30T06:42:42.254612+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bolkedebruin/rdpgw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.882644+00:00, sha daf591101491)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.