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Self-Hosting Architecture
We design a self hosted remote desktop layer that lives entirely on your infrastructure — your network, your keys, your logs. Nothing routed through someone else's cloud unless you ask for it.
On-prem & self-hosted infrastructure for SMBs
Own your infrastructure, including the way your team connects to it
Ironwood helps privacy-minded businesses move off rented seats and onto self-hosted systems — including a self hosted remote desktop layer that keeps your sessions on your own hardware.
Your data on your boxes. We build it, document it, and hand you the keys. No lock-in by design.
Scoping snapshotSample
Question we ask first: You want sessions to never leave your network. Where does the gateway live, and who holds the encryption keys?
Inventory
Access map
Plan
You get a written plan before any work starts. Read it, push back, then we build.
90+self-hosted rollouts
100%on hardware clients own
8 yravg. team experience
2 wktypical pilot-to-production
What We Do
Remote access, designed around how you actually work
Four ways we help. Pick one, or string them together.
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Open Source Stack Reviews
We assess open source remote desktop projects for fit: maintenance load, update cadence, security posture. You get a short, opinionated write-up, not a vendor brochure.
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Windows Estate Integration
Most shops still run a Windows fleet. We fold Windows remote desktop access into the self-hosted gateway so it behaves like one system, not two stitched together.
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Pilot-to-Production
Teams testing the waters often pilot tools like RustDesk first. We take that pilot and turn it into a maintained, documented, self-hosted setup your staff can rely on.
“Ironwood moved our open source remote desktop pilot into production without a single session ever leaving our building.”
Priya Nair, Systems Lead, Granite Ledger AccountingOur Approach
From rented seats to infrastructure you control
Self-hosting sounds intimidating until someone draws the map. We size the hardware, pick the open source remote desktop components worth maintaining, wire in Windows remote desktop where the fleet needs it, and write the runbook so your team is not stranded.
- Step 1: we inventory what you run today.
- Step 2: we map who needs to reach what, and from where.
- Step 3: we recommend the stack — and say what we would skip.
- Step 4: we build it, document it, and train your people.
In Their Words
What clients say after go-live
“We piloted RustDesk on our own, got stuck on the networking, and Ironwood untangled it in two sessions.”
Tomas Reyes, IT Coordinator, Blue Ridge Mutual
“A self hosted remote desktop on our own rack felt out of reach. Now it is just part of how we work.”
Hannah Oduya, Practice Manager, Lakeside Family Law
“They were upfront that self-hosting means we own the upkeep. No sugarcoating. That honesty sold me.”
Greg Sanderson, Owner, Driftwood Print Studio
Engagements
Ways to work with us
Pilot
We take your existing pilot — RustDesk or another open source remote desktop tool — and validate it against your network and goals.
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Ask About PilotBuild & Hand-Off
Full self hosted remote desktop architecture, deployment, runbook, and staff training.
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Ask About Build & Hand-OffRetainer
On-call architecture help and periodic reviews as your self-hosted estate grows.
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Ask About RetainerFAQ
Questions we get a lot
What does "self-hosting" actually mean here?
It means your systems run on hardware you own or rent directly — including a self hosted remote desktop layer where sessions stay on your network. You hold the keys, not us.
Which remote desktop tools do you support?
We assess open source remote desktop projects on their merits. Teams often arrive having piloted RustDesk; we take that starting point and build a maintained, documented setup around it.
Can you integrate our existing Windows machines?
Yes. Windows remote desktop access folds into the self-hosted gateway so your fleet behaves like one system. No bolted-on second tool to babysit.
Do we need a full-time admin to run it?
Not usually. We write runbooks and train your staff. That said — self-hosting means you own the upkeep, and we will not pretend otherwise.
How long until it is live?
A typical pilot moves to production in about two weeks, depending on hardware lead times and how many machines you are bringing in.
Get In Touch
Book a Self-Hosting Consultation
Tell us what you run and what you are trying to fix. We will reply with a written plan and a time to talk — no pressure, no jargon.
Ironwood Self-Hosting Group LLC434 Fayetteville St, Suite 2100, Raleigh, NC 27601
+1 (919) 558 3247
team@ironwoodselfhost.com
+1 (919) 558 3247
team@ironwoodselfhost.com