The Remotle Host
The host is the software on a workstation that streams its desktop to Remotle clients. You install it on each workstation that people will connect to.
What the host does
Section titled “What the host does”The host captures the workstation’s screens, encodes them on the graphics card and sends the video to the connected client. It receives keyboard, mouse, pen, audio, clipboard and USB traffic from the client and applies it to the workstation.
The host creates its own virtual monitors for a session. Each screen on the client’s device becomes one monitor on the workstation.
Nothing on the workstation listens for connections. The host dials out to Computle, and the client reaches it through that connection. See Network Requirements.
What runs on the workstation
Section titled “What runs on the workstation”Windows
| Service | Name in Services | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
ComputleService |
Computle Remotle Service | Starts and supervises the other host services |
ComputleSessionServer |
Computle Session Server | Runs each session |
ComputleBroker |
Computle Broker | Keeps the host’s connection to Computle |
ComputleCaptureWorker |
Computle Capture Worker | Captures the screen when nobody is signed in |
ComputleClockSync |
Computle Clock Sync | Sets the clock from the connecting device |
ComputleUSBPresent |
Computle USB (remote machine) | Presents the client’s USB devices to the workstation |
ComputleUpdater |
Computle (Remotle) Updater | Installs host updates |
ComputleEnrolment |
Computle Enrolment | Holds the host’s identity with Computle |
The full list of processes, drivers and folders is in Antivirus and EDR.
Linux
| Unit | Purpose |
|---|---|
computle-hostd |
The host: connection to Computle, sessions, input, audio and USB |
computle-session |
Virtual monitors and screen capture, one per signed-in GNOME session |
computle-host-updated |
Installs host updates |
computle-enrolment |
Holds the host’s identity with Computle |