Guacamole on CentOS 7

[stacksofplates]

Last night I noticed that Guacamole is in the repos for the main distros so I figured I'd try it on CentOS.

Here's what you need

yum install epel-release

yum install tomcat guacamole guacd libguac-client-rdp libguac-client-ssh libguac-client-vnc

Then

systemctl start tomcat
systemctl enable tomcat
systemctl start guacd
systemctl enable guacd

firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=8080/tcp

Then you need to make and configure the /etc/guacamole/user-mapping.xml file.

Here's a sample

<user-mapping>

    <authorize username="loginusername" password="loginpassword">
        <connection name="RDP host">
            <protocol>rdp</protocol>
            <param name="hostname">hostname/ip address</param>
            <param name="port">3389</param>
            <param name="username">someusername</param>
            <param name="password">somepassword</param>
            <param name="domain">somedomain</param>
        </connection>

        <connection name="VNC host">
            <protocol>vnc</protocol>
            <param name="hostname">hostname/ip address</param>
            <param name="port">5900</param>
            <param name="password">somepassword</param>
        </connection>
        
        <connection name="SSH host">
            <protocol>ssh</protocol>
            <param name="hostname">hostname/ip address</param>
            <param name="port">22</param>
            <param name="username">someusername</param>
            <param name="password">somepassword</param>
        </connection>

 </authorize>

</user-mapping>

then just run

systemctl restart guacd

This page has a list of the available parameters http://guac-dev.org/doc/gug/configuring-guacamole.html

You can also use mysql for a back end but I just did the xml file.

Now you can visit your server at http://youriporhostname:8080/guacamole and login with the loginuser and loginpassword you set up in the xml file.

Here's a couple screenshots.

[dafyre]

How is the performance?

[stacksofplates]

@dafyre said:

How is the performance?

RDP is fairly responsive. I didn't try any resource heavy apps though. But just normal tasks I think would be fine.

[Alex Sage]

@johnhooks What distro are you running on your desktop?

[MattSpeller]

@johnhooks said:

Guacamole

This looks excellent, I will give it a try

http://guac-dev.org/

[stacksofplates]

@anonymous said:

@johnhooks What distro are you running on your desktop?

I was on my chromebook

[Alex Sage]

@johnhooks ah

[Alex Sage]

You forgot:

yum -y install epel-release

[stacksofplates]

@anonymous said:

You forgot:

yum -y install epel-release

Ya sorry. My template has that in it already and I forgot to mention it. I'll put it in the write up. Thanks!

[Alex Sage]

@johnhooks yum no ym

[stacksofplates]

@anonymous said:

@johnhooks yum no ym

ha fixed

[Alex Sage]

How did you name your connections?

Also, I don't have previews, any ideas why not?

[stacksofplates]

@anonymous said:

How did you name your connections?

Also, I don't have previews, any ideas why not?

The connection name is the first line of the connection in the xml file

<connection name="VNC host">

The previews only come up after you've connected. Until you connect it's just a little blank box or something like that.

[Alex Sage]

@johnhooks I you have to close that tag as well you you can't login.

</connection>

[stacksofplates]

@anonymous said:

@johnhooks I you have to close that tag as well you you can't login.

</connection>

Ya it's closed in my example template above, I was just showing you the first line which is wher eyou name it.

[michacassola]

@stacksofplates hi, guacamole does not exist anymore in the repos. is there a replacement?

[scottalanmiller]

@michacassola said in Guacamole on CentOS 7:

@stacksofplates hi, guacamole does not exist anymore in the repos. is there a replacement?

I think that you just need guacd.

[michacassola]

@scottalanmiller said in Guacamole on CentOS 7:

@michacassola said in Guacamole on CentOS 7:

@stacksofplates hi, guacamole does not exist anymore in the repos. is there a replacement?

I think that you just need guacd.

Thanks!

[michacassola]

@scottalanmiller /etc/guacamole/user-mapping.xml seems to be the wrong location for the standard xml file. Can you provide the location with 0.9.13 which was installed on my system please?

[Emad R]

@stacksofplates

I noticed that Guacamole is in the repos

How do you monitor repos ? and who does that ? do you get any sleep at night ?

Joking it seems like good idea to be always up to date, but abit crazy.

I usually use Fedora NoVNC machine, and install rdesktop in it and remote like crazy + Ultra VNC under wine works great. However that said Guacamole looks much more neat.

Thanks for the guide.