remote-desktop-dashboard 2.0.5

Remote Desktop Dashboard — monitor machines and connect via Microsoft Windows App

Remote Desktop Dashboard

Browser-based dashboard to monitor and connect to ATC1–ATC10 machines. Replaces the legacy Remote Desktop Connection workflow with live status, machine locking, and one-click access via the Microsoft Windows App — no .rdp file download.

Features

• Live machine status (online/offline, users, MobaXterm, ETGui, cameras, COM tools)
• Connect opens Windows App directly (ms-rd: / rdp:// protocol — credential prompt in Windows)
• Machine lock: when you connect, the machine is reserved under your name; Release or auto-timeout frees it
• WebSocket live dashboard updates
• Windows monitoring agent on each machine

Architecture

Browser  ──Connect (protocol URI)──►  Windows App  ──RDP──►  ATC machine
   │                                        ▲
   └── REST + WebSocket ◄──►  Dashboard server ◄── agent reports

Command	Purpose
remote-desktop-dashboard	Start server
rdd-agent	Windows monitoring agent
remote-desktop-dashboard-seed	Add machines to DB

Quick start

pip install -e .
remote-desktop-dashboard-seed --file data\machines.example.json
remote-desktop-dashboard

Open http://127.0.0.1:8080/

1. Enter Your name (used for locking).
2. Optionally enter Windows login (DOMAIN\user) — password is entered in Windows App.
3. Click Connect on a machine.

Windows App setup

1. Install Windows App from Microsoft Store.
2. Set it as the default app for Remote Desktop / rdp:// links (Windows Settings → Apps → Default apps).
3. When the browser asks to open a link, choose Windows App and allow the protocol.

Machine locking

Action	Behavior
Connect	Locks machine under your name, opens Windows App
Release	Frees the machine for others
Heartbeat	Sent every 60s while you hold the lock
Auto-release	After ~7 min without heartbeat (RDD_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS + grace)
Leave page	Sends release beacon for your locks

If someone else holds the lock, Connect is disabled and you see In use: name.

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
RDD_DATABASE_URL	sqlite:///./remote_desktop_dashboard.db	Database
RDD_HOST / RDD_PORT	0.0.0.0 / 8080	Server bind
RDD_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS	300	Lock idle timeout
RDD_USE_WINDOWS_APP	true	Prefer ms-rd: over rdp://
RDD_RDP_PORT	3389	RDP port
RDD_RDP_DEFAULT_DOMAIN	(empty)	Prepended to username
RDD_MACHINE_NAME	—	Agent: ATC1…ATC10
RDD_SERVER_URL	http://127.0.0.1:8080	Agent target

Insert machines (ATC1–ATC10)

copy data\machines.example.json data\machines.json
# edit hostnames and IPs
remote-desktop-dashboard-seed --file data\machines.json

Agent on each ATC machine

set RDD_MACHINE_NAME=ATC1
set RDD_SERVER_URL=http://YOUR_SERVER:8080
rdd-agent --interval 30

API (connect & lock)

POST /api/v1/machines/ATC1/connect
{"operator": "Alice", "rdp_username": "DOMAIN\\alice", "use_hostname": true}

POST /api/v1/machines/ATC1/lock/heartbeat
{"operator": "Alice"}

POST /api/v1/machines/ATC1/lock/release
{"operator": "Alice"}

Response includes launch_uri (Windows App) and fallback_uri (rdp://).

Publish to PyPI

pip install build twine
python -m build
python -m twine upload dist/*
pip install remote-desktop-dashboard
remote-desktop-dashboard

License

MIT