https://github.com/crazyoptimist/screen-capturer-go

Screen capturer client-server application
https://github.com/crazyoptimist/screen-capturer-go

employee-monitoring mdns screencapture

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Screen capturer client-server application

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/crazyoptimist/screen-capturer-go
• Owner: crazyoptimist
• Created: 2024-07-30T18:46:59.000Z (5 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-03T18:36:52.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-25T03:19:40.328Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: employee-monitoring, mdns, screencapture
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 155 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Screen Capturer

This is a client-server application designed for monitoring computer screens on a local area network (LAN).

### Technical Outline

**Client:**

A client is the computer that monitors registered computers on a LAN.

- Server Registration: The administrator manually registers servers on the client by providing a unique name for each server.

- MDNS Discovery: The client uses Multicast DNS (MDNS) to discover the local IP address of registered servers. IP address scan is performed at a hard-coded frequency (for example, once per minute, for now).

- Screenshot Requests: The client periodically requests screenshots from all registered servers at a configurable frequency.

- Screenshot Storage: Received screenshots are stored in named subdirectories (corresponding to the server names) within a specified directory on the client.

**Server:**

A server is the computer that is being monitored.

- Registration: The server application will be given a registered name by the administrator.

- Screenshot Capture: The server captures its current screen (including multiple extended screens) using screen APIs or graphics drivers. The captured image is saved as a [file format, e.g., JPEG or PNG] file.

- HTTP Serving: The server serves the captured screenshot file via HTTP when requested by the client.

**Additional Notes:**

* The client uses a SQLite database to store persistent information about registered servers.

* The client and server communicate using the HTTP protocol over the network.

### Development

### TODO (Documentation)

- Development Guide

- Build Guide

- Cross-Platform Installation Guide

### Author

[crazyoptimist](https://crazyoptimist.net)