New Proxmox VDI Solution (Planning in Progress)

Nov 25, 2024
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I am currently in the planning phase for my next personal project. A native VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solution. No code is available at this time.

I have moved multiple VM environments to Proxmox and use Proxmox for my own use, and figured that contributing a vmware horizon "like" VDI solution on top of Proxmox would be a great way to contribute to the community. Below is a quick list of things I plan to support.
If anyone is interested please let me know I am open to all feedback

  1. Persistent and Non-Persistent Desktops:
    • Persistent desktops that retain user data and settings across sessions.
    • Non-persistent desktops that reset to a clean state after each session for shared or stateless environments.
  2. User Management and Authentication:
    • Integration with popular directory services like Active Directory, FreeIPA, and LDAP for user authentication.
    • Support for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) to enhance security.
  3. Automated Golden Image Creation:
    • Support a automated and reproducible Golden image workflow.
  4. RDP and Spice Support
    • Support Spice and RDP sessions
    • Custom RDP gateway to connect users to their Desktop.
  5. Automated Desktop lifecycle management
    • Allow admins to track what users are using which golden images and a way to keep Desktops using the last X newest images etc....