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Using TeamViewer is a security breach.

Not sure about your opinion about TeamViewer in particular, but if you manage any MacOS servers there's not much alternative but to have some form of remote desktop client in my experience. If you're on a team where everyone has Macbooks, you probably just use the builtin screen sharing app though.

For Windows environments you're probably using Remote Desktop, which, enough said there.

You can use Remote Desktop on MacOS.

only from a Mac, not to a Mac.

Not sure that's right.

In general any Mac can serve its desktop to the Apple Remote Desktop client:

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/allow-apple-remote-...

Also can support most any VNC viewer. But FileVault has to have been unlocked.

Doesn't macOS have a built-in VNC server?

Yes. But it’s only convient connection from other Macs, not from Windows or unix.

> not from Windows

That's how you know it's secure /s

What are yall using macOS Server for? I thought it was end of life'd.

I think we're talking about normal macs that are being used as servers, not Xserve

Tried RustDesk?

Jump desktop works really well for connecting remotely to macOS...

https://jumpdesktop.com

I didn't think anyone used TeamViewer anymore except as ManU jersey sponsor which says all you need to know.

What do you use instead?

RustDesk has been pretty good for something that's 1:1 comparable, but for most cases ssh or rdp is preferable.

AnyDesk is by former TeamViewer folks.

Self-hosted Mesh Central.

I dumped TeamViewer a few months ago in favor of Google Remote Desktop. It satisfies my occasional low bar requirements, and doesn't make me feel guilty for using it without pay. I connect between iPad, Windows, Linux, a couple of times a month. Easiest thing I've found so far.

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