RustDesk for MSPs: a self-hosted ScreenConnect/TeamViewer alternative — consolidate remote support with branding, access control, and plan-based concurrency.

"RustDesk connected, waiting for image"? Fix the black screen: headless displays, sleep/lock, video codecs, GPU drivers, Wayland, and firewall ports.

Evaluate a self-hosted Splashtop alternative across licensing, infrastructure, workflow compatibility, security controls, pilot design, and migration risk.

How RustDesk responds to remote-access scams: public warnings, Google Play withdrawal, public-server login, controlled-device 2FA, and CIDR IP allowlists.

RustDesk on Android and iOS: control Android remotely, use either mobile app to drive your desktops, and what Apple permits on iPhone and iPad.

The case for self-hosting remote desktop software: data control, predictable cost, no vendor lock-in, no cloud outage. RustDesk as the concrete example.

Set up RustDesk unattended access: permanent password, run as a service for start on boot, per-platform notes for Windows/macOS/Linux, and fleet deployment.

RustDesk vs AnyDesk compared in depth: features, OS support, security, pricing models, and clear pros and cons.

TeamViewer vs AnyDesk for MSPs: current licensing models, integrations, hosting choices, and a self-hosted alternative to both.

RustDesk on Linux, end to end: package choices for every distro and ARM board, Wayland and X11 capture, headless setup, and running your own server.

See RustDesk first-party operational context for planning 200,000 devices and the workload variables a self-hosted Server Pro deployment must validate.

RustDesk vs ScreenConnect compared in depth: features, OS support, security, pricing models, and clear pros and cons for MSPs.

RustDesk vs VNC compared point by point: NAT traversal, modern codecs, built-in encryption, self-hosting, and where VNC's simplicity and ubiquity still win.

I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame

Enjoyed this chat with @_Rob_Wallace from @BitcoinNewsCom - they do great work for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
We talk socialism, Australia, AI sovereignty and abundance, quantum and why agents are extremely bullish for crypto.

July 12, 2013 (13 years ago)

BitInstant Suspends Service

America's biggest Bitcoin on-ramp went dark one Friday evening, promising a quick upgrade. It never came back, and the real reason surfaced only when federal agents met its CEO at JFK. Brief thread...…

2/9 - Charlie Shrem (@CharlieShrem) and Gareth Nelson founded BitInstant in 2011 on a simple pitch: buying Bitcoin shouldn't require a bank account. You could walk into a CVS drugstore or a Western Union location almost anywhere in the US, hand cash to the…

3/9 - That cash-at-the-counter model was the product AND the trap. No bank meant no friction, which made BitInstant the dominant US on-ramp. It also meant anonymous walk-in money, exactly what resellers supplying Silk Road drug buyers needed. One feature…

4/9 - By July 2013 the machine was buckling. A backlog of roughly 17,300 customer complaints had piled up, most about delayed transactions. Days before the shutdown, customers filed a class action lawsuit. In June, New York regulators had demanded money transmitter…

5/9 - On the evening of July 12, the site went dark. The notice said the team had "decided that the best way to proceed is to close shop and dedicate the entire team's efforts to creating the next generation of BitInstant." It read as routine maintenance.…