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OpenDesk - Open Source VDI Management Platform

Simple · Efficient · Open Source · Making Desktop Cloud Accessible

✨ Product Introduction

OpenDesk is an open source VDI management platform built on Proxmox VE (PVE).

Through a unified web console, it enables virtual desktop lifecycle management, resource scheduling, and access control.

Users access desktops through RDP + RDPGW gateway for a secure, efficient, and scalable desktop cloud experience.


⚡ Core Capabilities

🖥️ Virtual Machine Management

Unified VM lifecycle management based on PVE API, supporting creation / start/stop / allocation / recycling

🔐 Secure Access

Unified RDPGW entry with session isolation, permission control, and access auditing

⚡ High Performance Scheduling

Low-latency connection experience with GPU acceleration and dynamic resource allocation

📊 Operational Visualization

VM status monitoring, user session management, resource usage statistics

🧱 System Architecture

PVE Virtualization Layer

High-performance virtualization foundation based on KVM, providing stable resource pool

OpenDesk Management Layer

Unified scheduling and API management center, responsible for full lifecycle management of virtual desktops

RDPGW Gateway Layer

Provides unified access, traffic forwarding, secure authentication, and session control

RDP Client

Standard remote desktop protocol access, compatible with multi-platform thin clients