Architecture

** Architecture **

Key components of the system, which can be implemented separately:

• start remote desktops session on-demand (either privileged cli command or authenticated VNC/BBB/web/guacamole connection)
• grid view of all desktops running on the system
• access the desktops through a videoconferencing system
  • Pro: video support, more than anything else
  • Con: more complicated
  • Alternative: a videoconferencing system on a remote desktop, with guacmole as the main web client
• screenshare to project one desktop onto another
• deaf mode

Make it easier to separate out remote desktop from video conferencing server.

I use nginx proxies a lot. Possible configurations:

• one server answering for multiple DNS names, all behind the same NAT gateway, nginx proxy forward to the other machines running various BigBlueButton installations
• bare metal machine operating a WiFi hot spot, proxies web traffic through to a virtual machine, or just forwards it using ufw route