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proxmox-datacenter-managervsRustDesk Server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

proxmox-datacenter-managerRustDesk Server
Score48/10074/100
Rank in category#13 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring#4 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars14610 630
Stars, last 30 days+0+174
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—1.1.16 · 20 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageRustRust

Which one should you pick?

RustDesk Server scores 74/100 against 48/100 for proxmox-datacenter-manager, so it is the safer default.

RustDesk Server ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for proxmox-datacenter-manager.

If you want the quickest setup, RustDesk Server is easier to run; proxmox-datacenter-manager needs more configuration.

RustDesk Server is growing faster right now (+174 stars in 30 days).

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