kaeferfreund/mstsc.js

A pure Node.js Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client

mstsc.js

Mstsc.js is a pure javascript Microsoft RDP (Remote Desktop Client) client using nodejs, node-rdpjs and socket.io. It allows you to connect to any terminal server compatible application, through a web browser (optimized for firefox, but compatible with chrome and internet explorer 11 too).

Cozy-Cloud

Mstsc.js is designed to work with Cozy-Cloud!

Cozy is a platform that brings all your web services into the same private space. With it, your web apps and your devices can share data easily, providing you with a new experience. You can install Cozy on your own hardware where no one is spying.

Install

Install last release :

npm install mstsc.js

Install last dev commit :

git clone https://github.com/citronneur/mstsc.js
cd mstsc.js
npm install
node server.js

How does it works ?

Frontend

The frontend application uses socket.io and canvas for binding with mstsc.js backend. The front-end is in charge of bitmap decompression through rle.js file. This file is generated by Emscripten from rle.c which comes from rdesktop source.

Backend

The backend application uses nodejs, express and socket.io as the web server. The main goal of the backend is to be a proxy between the web browser and the terminal server. It uses node-rdpjs for its rdp client.