Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect

scotth

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scotth said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Not extra. These sites have a site controller PC for the POS with a management port and a camera PC also with a management port. I expect that we'll be adding more remote sites in the coming years and if it's available to move to MeshCentral/MeshCommander, then why not. Even the larger sites only have 5 or 6 cameras

You had mentioned moving to single devices, but if you can access remotely, why not "no" devices?

Vended POS, camera PC to reduce data across the VPN, UPS for local, non-fuel delivery equipment electrically isolated from the remainder of the site.

Ylian

@scotth Note that MeshCommander is built into MeshCentral. Once you get MeshCentral running, click on a device and if it has Intel AMT, you will see a "Intel AMT" tab. The content of that tab is MeshCommander.

If you just want a Intel AMT console and connect to AMT devices on the local network or using a VPN, use MeshCommander. If you want a more completely management solution with AMT support included use MeshCentral.

Hope it helps.

scotth

@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scotth Note that MeshCommander is built into MeshCentral. Once you get MeshCentral running, click on a device and if it has Intel AMT, you will see a "Intel AMT" tab. The content of that tab is MeshCommander.

If you just want a Intel AMT console and connect to AMT devices on the local network or using a VPN, use MeshCommander. If you want a more completely management solution with AMT support included use MeshCentral.

Hope it helps.

That's clear. We have over 20 sites on VPN and will follow your advise.
Thanks

scottalanmiller

@scotth said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scotth Note that MeshCommander is built into MeshCentral. Once you get MeshCentral running, click on a device and if it has Intel AMT, you will see a "Intel AMT" tab. The content of that tab is MeshCommander.

If you just want a Intel AMT console and connect to AMT devices on the local network or using a VPN, use MeshCommander. If you want a more completely management solution with AMT support included use MeshCentral.

Hope it helps.

That's clear. We have over 20 sites on VPN and will follow your advise.
Thanks

That's what I was thinking, just one central machine.

scotth

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scotth said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scotth Note that MeshCommander is built into MeshCentral. Once you get MeshCentral running, click on a device and if it has Intel AMT, you will see a "Intel AMT" tab. The content of that tab is MeshCommander.

If you just want a Intel AMT console and connect to AMT devices on the local network or using a VPN, use MeshCommander. If you want a more completely management solution with AMT support included use MeshCentral.

Hope it helps.

That's clear. We have over 20 sites on VPN and will follow your advise.
Thanks

That's what I was thinking, just one central machine.

It keeps getting sweeter. Unfortunately, I had to power down and backup my installation from March. I added drives to our hosts and will be able to spin it back up.

And as luck would have it, ..... Windshield Time.

bnrstnr

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

pmoncho

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

For me, because its what I have the most history with.

JaredBusch

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

I’m not.

scottalanmiller

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

Because it was what was the choice when we started and just keep updating. Why would we change?

bnrstnr

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

Because it was what was the choice when we started and just keep updating. Why would we change?

For some reason I thought you were using Fedora

scottalanmiller

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

Because it was what was the choice when we started and just keep updating. Why would we change?

For some reason I thought you were using Fedora

For MeshCentral? No, always was on Ubuntu.

JaredBusch

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@bnrstnr said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Why are you guys running this on Ubuntu now?

Because it was what was the choice when we started and just keep updating. Why would we change?

For some reason I thought you were using Fedora

Looks like I need to update

JaredBusch

hahahahahha

As test system on Vultr, I had not done anything about ssh security yet...

JaredBusch

That was fast

JaredBusch

Upgraded to Fedora 30 and damnit.. I forgot mongo was pulled..

black3dynamite

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Upgraded to Fedora 30 and damnit.. I forgot mongo was pulled..

I forgot about that too when I upgraded.

Curtis

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Upgraded to Fedora 30 and damnit.. I forgot mongo was pulled..

You took a snapshot first, right?

scottalanmiller

Just updated to 0.3.4-t

Ylian

What is the "correct" alternative to MongoDB on Fedora? Maybe I can build a different database binding...

By the way, I just added auto-backup into MeshCentral 0.3.4-t, add this to the "settings" section:

"AutoBackup": {
  "backupInvervalHours": 24,
  "keepLastDaysBackup": 15,
  "zippassword": "test"
}

This will zip a new backup every 24 hours and place the result in "meshcentral-backup". You can optionally say how many days before removing old backups and if you want to password protect the backup zip file, you can set a password. If you use MongoDB, it will call "mongodump" to backup the database and include it in the .zip file.

scottalanmiller

@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

What is the "correct" alternative to MongoDB on Fedora? Maybe I can build a different database binding...

There is none, no document database is included with Fedora now.