Webtop 4.1: X11 is dead and what is Selkies, anyway?

We've now switched our Selkies desktop containers to run in Wayland mode by default, if for any reason you want to got back just set -e PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=false as noted in the change log for each container. For x86_64, Wayland mode requires a...

Let me just start with the TLDR as I have a tendency to write too much, all of our Selkies based images can now be launched into a Wayland mode using the env var -e PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=true or checking a box in Sealskin. This Wayland mode is an entire ground up stack leveraging a virtual framebuff...

It has been a long journey from our first experiments with Taisun to the polished desktop containers we maintain today. We started by simply trying to put a desktop in a browser. With WebTop, we refined that vision using open-source RDP and VNC technologies. Then, we integrated KasmVNC for a m...

Following the initial rollout of our new technology stack for desktop images, we have reached a significant milestone in stability. After several months of development focused on bug fixes and community-driven feature requests, we have resolved all major issues and are now shifting our focus to refi...

This guide should work with most mini PCs, but the one used for this guide was purchased to test DRI3 support and performance for our internal patched XVFB. The specific model is here; it cost $120 on sale, and similar N100 or N150 builds can generally be found at this price point. This is not a...

Sunsetting Legacy Images and Embracing a New Era

We are announcing an evolution in our Docker image catalog, which includes the sunsetting of several legacy images. This focused approach allows us to concentrate our development efforts on a significantly more modern, robust, and feature-rich platf...

For years, we've dreamed of running full-fledged Linux desktop applications seamlessly within a web browser. While solutions exist, they often come with a hefty price: sluggish performance, high server costs, or a dependency on powerful, specialized hardware. Today, we're unveiling a new approach, a...

If you're like me (you run a home server with varying levels of personal data on it, but you're a bit lazy) you'll probably want to set up some kind of backup routine to ensure your data has an acceptable level of redundancy. Let's ignore RAID solutions for now (which is of course a valid first port...

Docker Security Practices

We often get asked how to secure docker and what are good practices for running containers securely.

First, we need to understand the possible attack vectors:

• Insecurely exposed - the most common attack vector, users often expose the Web-UI of apps without securing...