Pan Zhi's Tech Notes

Jun 22, 2026 · Operations

Why I Replaced Sunflower with the Free, Stable Open‑Source RustDesk Remote Desktop

After finding commercial remote tools like Sunflower unreliable, the author evaluates the open‑source RustDesk, explains its self‑hosted architecture, walks through server and client installation on Linux, and shows how it delivers stable, private remote desktop access.