RAWeb

A web interface and workspace provider for your RemoteApps and Desktops hosted on Windows 10, 11, and Server.

To set up RemoteApps on your PC, try RemoteApp Tool¹.

Features

• A web interface for viewing your RemoteApp and Desktop RDP connections
  • Search the list of apps and devices
  • Favorite your most-used apps and devices for easy access
  • Sort apps and desktops by name, date modifed, and terminal server
  • Stale-while-revalidate caching for fast load times
  • Progressive web app with window controls overlay support
  • Download RDP files for your apps and devices, or directly launch them in Windows App or mstsc.exe²
  • Follows the style and layout of WinUI 3
• Fully-compliant Workspace (webfeed) feature to place your RemoteApps and desktop connections in:
  • The Start Menu of Windows clients
  • The Android/iOS/iPadOS/MacOS Windows app
• File type associations on webfeed clients
• Different RemoteApps for different users and groups
• A setup script for easy installation

Installation

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator Press the Windows key + X, then select PowerShell (Administrator) or Terminal (Administrator).

2. Copy and paste the code below, then press enter.

irm https://github.com/kimmknight/raweb/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iex

3. Follow the prompts.

Important

The installer will retrieve the pre-built version of RAWeb from the latest release and install it to C:\inetpub\RAWeb. Refer to the release page for more details.

Note

If Internet Information Services (IIS) or other required components are not already installed, the RAWeb installer will retreive and install them.

To install other versions, visit the the releases page on GitHub.

Other installation methods

Method 2. Non-interactive installation

To install the latest version without prompts, use the following command instead:

& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://github.com/kimmknight/raweb/releases/latest/download/install.ps1)) -AcceptAll

If RAWeb is already installed, installing with this option will replace the existing configuration and installed files. Resources in /resources and /multiuser-resources folders will be preserved.

Method 3. Manual download and setup

1. Download the latest RAWeb repository zip file.
2. Extract the zip file and run Setup.ps1 in PowerShell as administrator.

Method 4. Manual installation in IIS

Before you follow these steps, ensure you have installed Internet Information Services with the management console, ASP.NET 4.5, Windows authentication, and basic authentication.

1. Download and extract the latest pre-built RAWeb zip file from the latest release.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to the desired location within your IIS website.
3. In IIS, convert the folder to an application.
4. On the auth subfolder only, disable Anonymous Authentication and enabled Basic Authentication and Windows Authentication Copy the aspx/wwwroot folder to the desired location within your IIS website(s). In IIS, convert the folder to an application. To enable authentication, on the auth subfolder only, disable Anonymous Authentication and enable Windows Authentication.

Using RAWeb

By default, RAWeb is available at https://127.0.0.1/RAWeb. To access RAWeb from other computers on your local network, replace 127.0.0.1 with your host PC or server's name. To access RAWeb from outside your local network, expose port 443 and replace 127.0.0.1 with your public IP address.

The following resources from the RAWeb wiki are also helpful when getting started:

• Publishing RemoteApps and Desktops
• File type associations for RAWeb webfeed clients
• Trusting the RAWeb server SSL certificate
• Configure hosting server and terminal server aliases

Translations

Please follow the instructions at TRANSLATING.md to add or update translations.

Screenshots

A web interface for your RemoteApps:

Webfeed puts RemoteApps in Windows client Start Menu:

Android RD Client app subscribed to the webfeed/workspace:

Footnotes

1. If RemoteApp Tool is on the same device as RAWeb, enable TSWebAccess for each app that should appear in RAWeb. If on a different device, export RDP files and icons and follow the instructions to add them to RAWeb. ↩

2. Directly launching apps and devices requires additional software. On Windows, install the [Remote Desktop Protocol Handler](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9N1192WSCHV9?hl=en-us&gl=US ocid=pdpshare) app from the Microsoft Store or install it with WinGet (winget install "RDP Protocol Handler" --source msstore) On **macOS&&, install Windows App from the Mac App Store. On iOS or iPadOS, install Windows App Mobile from the App Store. Not supported on **Android**. ↩