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7 self-hosted iSL Light alternatives

Cloud remote access and support platform for connecting to and controlling remote computers and devices. Provides attended and unattended access via agents, RDP/SSH, file transfer, session recording, multi‑monitor and mobile support, plus E2EE and RMM/ITSM integrations.

Alternatives to iSL Light

Self-hosted game streaming server for Moonlight with low-latency streaming, hardware/software encoding, and web-based configuration and pairing.

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39.6k stars2.1k forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Neko is a self-hosted virtual browser/desktop streamed over WebRTC, enabling low-latency remote access and multi-user collaborative sessions in Docker.

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21.8k stars1.6k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted Node.js server for remote monitoring, web-based remote desktop, terminal, file access and multi-DB device management.

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7k stars929 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Nexterm is an open-source server management platform providing SSH, VNC and RDP access, SFTP file management, Docker deployment, Proxmox integration, monitoring and SSO.

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4.9k stars261 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Headless Steam Docker image for remote game streaming with noVNC web desktop, Proton support, and NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPU acceleration, compatible with Steam Link and Moonlight.

4.5k stars277 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing iSL Light actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 7 of 7 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, MIT, GPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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