A VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors

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README.md

wayvnc

Introduction

This is a VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors. It attaches to a running Wayland session, creates virtual input devices and exposes a single display via the RFB protocol. The Wayland session may be a headless one, so it is also possible to run wayvnc without a physical display attached.

Building

Runtime Dependencies

EGL
libuv
libxkbcommon
neatvnc
OpenGL ES V2.0
pixman

Build Dependencies

GCC
meson
ninja
pkg-config

The easiest way to satisfy the neatvnc dependency is to clone it into the subprojects directory:

mkdir subprojects
git clone https://github.com/any1/neatvnc.git subprojects/neatvnc

Setting the buildtype flag is not required but it is recommended as there are significant performance gains to be had from an optimised build.

meson build --buildtype=release
ninja -C build

Running

Wayvnc can be run from the build directory like so:

./build/wayvnc

☢️ The server only accepts connections from localhost by default. To accept connections via any interface, set the address to 0.0.0.0 like this:

./build/wayvnc 0.0.0.0

⚠️ Do not do this on a public network or the internet. Wayvnc does not support any kind of encryption or password protection. A good way to protect your VNC connection is to use SSH tunneling while listening on localhost.