MeshCentral
MeshCentral is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Remote Access category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in HTML. It is a self-hosted alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk. It has 7,497 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 7,497
- Forks
- 1,043
- Open issues
- 118
- Commits, last 12 months
- 528
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 1.3.1Oct 23, 2026
- Created
- Aug 28, 2017
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 528 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 528 |
| Latest release | 1.3.1 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 125 |
| Open issues | 118 |
| Open pull requests | 25 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Aug 28, 2017 |
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About MeshCentral
Run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral.
Topics
- amt
- file-transfer
- intel-amt
- kvm
- remote-control
- remote-desktop
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Is MeshCentral free and open source?
Yes. MeshCentral is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run MeshCentral with Docker?
MeshCentral does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to MeshCentral?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to MeshCentral include Puter, Pangolin and Termix. MeshCentral itself is a self-hosted alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk.
Is MeshCentral actively maintained?
The most recent commit to MeshCentral was on Oct 24, 2026 with 528 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 1.3.1, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 118 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.