{"id":"linuxserver-guacd","name":"guacd","af_score":35.0,"security_score":36.8,"reliability_score":37.5,"what_it_does":"guacd (from FreeRDP) is a server component that proxies Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections by handling the RDP-to-connection transport conversion used by web-based clients (commonly via Apache Guacamole).","best_when":"You need a dedicated backend proxy to support RDP sessions in a web gateway architecture (e.g., Apache Guacamole).","avoid_when":"You require a turnkey SaaS with managed uptime guarantees or a cloud-hosted REST/GraphQL API.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:52:47.272725+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Depends on the surrounding gateway/stack (e.g., Apache Guacamole) for end-user auth; guacd itself is a backend transport component."],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["guacd is typically not used directly as a general-purpose API; it is a backend transport component used by another gateway","Correct integration requires aligning configuration/connection parameters with the frontend gateway","Operational readiness depends on network placement, TLS termination strategy, and firewalling of RDP-related traffic"],"error_quality":0.0}