Pi-KVM
Raspberry Pi-based KVM over IP
Pi-KVM is an open source project to provide a KVM over IP primarily based on the Raspberry Pi single-board computer.
Software
The project consists of KVMd, the main Pi-KVM daemon using ustreamer as a multimedia streamer. It also provides a prebuilt OS image based on Arch Linux ARM.
The KVM interface can be accessed via numerous methods, including WebRTC in a modern Web browser, and optionally via VNC.
The architecture is permissive of tinkering and hacking, enabling users to devise their own solutions to unique problems or usage scenarios. For example, Pi-KVM includes SSH access by default, including root access. Thus, users may install additional software packages, reconfigure the system, add new features, or make whatever other changes, as they see fit.
The project has become mature enough that it's frequently deployed in mission critical enterprise environments. It either includes, or enables, methods of integration into enterprise infrastructure, such as centralised authentication, centralised logging and remote status & health monitoring.
Hardware
More recently, the developers manufacture and sell fully-assembled, ready-to-deploy hardware, with Pi-KVM software pre-installed. Several models are available to suit different scenarios.
The developers report that they specified only high quality components, which respect users' rights and freedoms, such as by not sending ‘telemetry’ data back to their manufacturers.
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