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A open source remote computer monitoring and management web site. https://meshcentral.com
MeshCentral v1.1.36 was just released and along with other fixes, it now supports Duo Two-Factor Authentication. This is great for administrators that was to give this added security feature a try. Duo works along other supported 2FA modes. Thanks to @si458.bsky.social for this great work.
January 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's been a while. Just published a new blog entry on starting work at Microsoft this week and what is going on with MeshCentral: https://meshcentral2.blogspot.com/2023/02/starting-work-at-microsoft.html
November 17, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Just published MeshCentral v1.1.0 with updated MeshAgents for most platforms. The new agent includes OpenSSL 1.1.1s along with many bug fixes.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I just updated the public http://MeshCentral.com server from version v1.0.56 to current v1.0.99. I will let it run for a while. If it looks good, v1.0.99 will be the new "Stable" version.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at Ntfy push notification support in MeshCentral. A free way to get MeshCentral notifications on your mobile phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyE4rtUd4Bg
MeshCentral - Ntfy Push Notifications
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Just published MeshCentral v1.0.96. You can now use account messaging to receive device connection and disconnection messages along with user help requests. This works all messaging (Telegram, Pushover, XMPP, Discord and CallMeBot).
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at authentication logs, invalid login attempts and password policies. All things that will make sure your server is as secure as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSLE_E2pO7A
MeshCentral - Security Password Policies
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
MeshCentral v1.0.95 was just published with a bunch of changes including support for http://ntfy.sh, a free notification service. Very easy to setup and use.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Just posted the latest MeshCentral blog on the status of the YouTube channel and the 4 newest messaging integrations: https://meshcentral2.blogspot.com/2022/10/meshcentral-100k-views-xmpp-discord.html
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Just published MeshCentral v1.0.94 with @PushoverApp integration. Once setup, MeshCentral users can receive notification on Android, iOS or desktop. Setup instructions here: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/blob/master/docs/docs/messaging/index.md#pushover-setup
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
MeshCentral v1.0.93 was just published with CallMeBot integration which allows users to receive notifications in Signal Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger. Setup instructions here: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/blob/master/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
MeshCentral v1.0.92 was just published, this time with XMPP support as a new messaging integration. Like Telegram and Discord, MeshCentral can use XMPP for user messaging and 2FA. Setup instructions here: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/blob/master/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
MeshCentral v1.0.91 was just published with Discord messaging integration. Once setup, users can receive notifications and 2FA verification requests on Discord. Setup instructions here: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/blob/master/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at how you can configure your MeshCentral server to handle 1000's of devices without having the web interface start to get really slow. We enable "device pages" to show one page of device at a time. Great for big servers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El4I9GyCxYo
MeshCentral - Device Pages
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Just posted latest MeshCentral blog on return from vacations, messaging and Telegram support and more. https://meshcentral2.blogspot.com/2022/10/meshcentral-vacations-messaging.html
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Published MeshCentral v1.0.87 with Telegram messaging support. Once enabled, your users can add their Telegram handle to their account to receive notifications and use it as a second factor for login authentication. Users must verify their Telegram account using a 6 digit code.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
MeshCentral v1.0.86 was just released. By community request, MeshCentral is now machine translated to Bosnian. Now 21 different translations in the translation file.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
This week's MeshCentral video is on sharing for a limited time a web relay link to users that do not have a MeshCentral account. This feature combines remote desktop sharing and web relay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFGPVYOJ_8
MeshCentral - Web Relay Sharing
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Later today I am flying back to Portland, Oregon and will be home for the first time in 6 weeks. I will be back at work and will get to start coding new features. During my vacation I saw Pont du Gard and Millau Viaduct, both record holding bridges 2000 years apart.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at using dummy data sent from the server at regular intervals in order to keep connections from timing out. Called ping/pong commands, we show how it's setup and how it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoR3FoqUnlA
MeshCentral - Agent Ping and Browser Pong
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I am still on vacation until October 18th 2022 but one quick post to mention that the MeshCentral YouTube channel just hit 100k views. Thank you to all the viewers, new videos come out every Wednesday.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at the importance of the SessionKey value in the config.json, what is that value used for, why it's important and why it should never be disclosed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH4DuYkXN1w
MeshCentral - SessionKey
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at more advanced LDAP usages. We look at how to restrict which users can login to a MeshCentral instance using LDAP membership groups and look at how to sync LDAP groups with MeshCentral user groups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_POULGboaCw
MeshCentral - LDAP Membership Groups
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In this week's video we look at how to customize the Windows MeshAgent icon so that the agent truly looks good for your organization. This is done prior to code-signing the agent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5asg-rHZ9DY
MeshCentral - Windows Agent Icon Customization
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November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM