Self Host Windows .exe and Push to Web App
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thecrimsonthreat · 2023-10-17 15:20

Hi all! Got a question, explained kinda in the title.

I have a Windows application that I’m interested in running on a LXC
on my Proxmox server, and I’d like to be able to connect to it via a
browser from any of my home machines just like I would my other self
hosted applications.

I’m pretty technically minded and don’t mind doing some coding, just
never done something like this before so I’m not sure where to start.
Would love some pointers in the right direction! Thanks in advance.

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c_one · 2023-10-17 15:43

You do know, that the L in LXC stands for linux? I thibk you have to
make a full wm for windows

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-17 15:47

Use a Windows VM, not a LXC.

And if that app doesnt have a web interface by itself, then you cant
simply access it through a web interface.

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s_91 · 2023-10-17 15:50

From the repo description:
https://github.com/solarkennedy/wine-x11-novnc-docker

> Ever wanted to containerize your wine applications and access them
via a web browser? No? Neither did I!
>
> This container runs:
>
>     Xvfb - X11 in a virtual framebuffer
>     x11vnc - A VNC server that scrapes the above X11 server
>     noNVC - A HTML5 canvas vnc viewer
>     Fluxbox - a small window manager
>     Explorer.exe - to demo that it works

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thecrimsonthreat · 2023-10-17 16:10

The sarcasm isn’t necessary, nor is it warranted. Compatibility layers
for Windows apps on Linux, such as Wine, have existed for decades and
make it just fine to run Windows apps, especially ones that don’t rely
as heavily on native Windows API functions.

A Windows VM would work, yes. But it’s also more taxing and overkill
for running a single application.

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thecrimsonthreat · 2023-10-17 16:14

A Windows VM would work, yes. But it’s also more taxing and overkill
for running a single application and compatibility layering for
Windows apps on Linux exist to allow specifically that.

Also, I understand that natively, you cannot just access an app
through a web interface if it doesn’t have one. That doesn’t mean that
redirecting the application GUI’s to be hosted through a web server
can’t happen.

Similar to how RDP presents a graphical view of a system through a
network connection, applications can be hosted and redirected. I’m
just asking if someone already has a set up like this so that I can
get a start on mine.

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thecrimsonthreat · 2023-10-17 16:14

Literally exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!!!!

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RecentGas2554 · 2023-10-17 22:30

god i hate this sub. theres so much negativity here and your comments
dont even deserve a minus 12 tbf

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RecentGas2554 · 2023-10-17 22:30

plz downvote me to show how negative this sub really is. its toxic

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Shadowfita · 2023-10-17 23:59

Totally agree.