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# Remote Control with rustdesk and zerotier(Macbook as control end, ubuntu as controlled end, raspberrypi4B as relay server)

# Preface

  • macbook: m1 pro
  • raspberry pi 4B with 4G ram and Ubuntu 20
  • linux PC with ubuntu 20.04
  • 课题组的服务器在 1 楼，工位在 4 楼，因此需要远程。todesk 和向日葵免费版的都很糊而且 todesk 免费时长有限又需要经常登陆微信，不好用。

# Prepare

# Control end

  • download rustdesk for mac: 官网 https://rustdesk.com/，选择 macos arm64 下载
  • download zerotier(make sure that ssh is working)
    curl -s https://install.zerotier.com | sudo bash

# Controlled end

与控制端同理

# Relay server

  • download zerotier as before
  • download rustdesk-server(Note that it’s not rustdesk, it’s rustdesk-server, i.e. the rustdesk server) in here https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server/releases, download hbbs-arm64 and hbbr-arm64(raspberry pi is arm architecture) then unzip
  • pm2 is used to manage process hbbs and hbbr, so nodejs and npm are needed
    • install nodejs
      $ sudo apt install nodejs
    • install npm
      $ sudo apt install npm
      $ npm install -g n
    • install pm2
      $ npm install pm2 -g
      $ pm2 completion install
    • check process list
      $ pm2 ls
  • enter the directory hbbs and hbbr and run them respectively
    $ cd /Rustdesk/rustdesk-server-hbbs_1.1.11-1_arm64/data/usr/bin
    $ pm2 start hbbs
    $ cd /Rustdesk/rustdesk-server-hbbr_1.1.11-1_arm64/data/usr/bin
    $ pm2 start hbbr
  • copy the key in the file with pub suffix in the hbbs folder and it will be used later
  • Open these ports on the firewall:
    • TCP(21115, 21116, 21117, 21118, 21119)
    • UDP(21116)

# Zerotier

Register a zerotier account(https://www.zerotier.com/) and create a network. Join the network in all three devices. Log in to the zerotier official website, enter the network, tick these devices, and authorize them. Get the IP address of these 3 devices

# Let’s Go

In both of control end and controlled end, 点击 ID 旁边的三个点选择 Network，然后解锁，ID server 和 Relay server 均填入 relay server 的内网 IP，api server 不填，key 中填入此前保存的 hbbs key。Control end 中输入 controlled end 的 ID 即可连接。

# Some Problems

these may work
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/issues/440#issue-1191020225