Host Settings
These settings are for administrators. A value that is absent takes its default.
Windows
Section titled “Windows”Settings are values under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Computle\Remotle.
| Value | Type | Default | Values | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UsbRedirection |
REG_DWORD | 1 |
0 turns off USB devices for every session on this workstation. 1 allows them. |
Restart the ComputleSessionServer service |
AllowClientTuning |
REG_DWORD | 1 |
0 stops a connected client changing this host’s streaming settings during a session. |
Next session |
Codec |
REG_SZ | h265 (set by the installer) |
h265 for HEVC, h264 for H.264. A screen wider than 4096 pixels uses HEVC whatever this says. HEVC needs NVENC. |
Restart the ComputleService service |
Yuv444 |
REG_DWORD | 1 |
0 sends 4:2:0 colour to every client. 1 sends full colour (4:4:4) to a client whose device decodes it in hardware. Needs NVENC. |
Within a second |
Hdr10 |
REG_DWORD | 1 |
0 turns off HDR for every client. 1 allows HDR for a client whose device and screen support it. Needs NVENC and Windows 11 23H2 or later. |
Within a second |
Logging is under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Computle\Remotle\Log.
| Value | Type | Default | Values | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LocalLogging |
REG_DWORD | 0 |
1 writes log files on the workstation. See Host Logs. |
Restart the host services, or the workstation |
To turn USB devices off for the whole organisation, use Device Features instead.
Update settings are on Host Updates.
Settings are in /etc/computle/host.conf, as Name = value lines under a section heading. The file is owned by root, mode 0640, group computle.
[Remotle]UsbRedirection = 1AllowClientTuning = 1Codec = h265Yuv444 = 1Hdr10 = 1
[Log]LocalLogging = 0The names, defaults and values are the same as on Windows. Hdr10 needs NVENC. A change to UsbRedirection, AllowClientTuning, Yuv444 or Hdr10 is read within a second. Codec applies when the next session starts. LocalLogging applies after systemctl restart computle-hostd and a new GNOME session.