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title: CentOS XRDP
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# How to Install XRDP on CentOS and RedHat Linux 8/7

## Introduction

Xrdp is an open-source and freely available Remote Desktop Protocol application that allows remote sessions on Linux servers from Windows machines. It accepts remote connections from `rdesktop`, `freerdp`, and other remote desktop clients. This guide provides installation and configuration steps for xrdp on CentOS/RedHat Linux 8/7.

## Step 1: Update Server Node

```bash
yum clean all
yum -y update
```

After server update, Once restart the server node

**# reboot**

### Step 2: Enable EPEL Repository


xrdp package is available on EPEL repository, so enable it to install on CentOS/RHEL Linux 8.

**# yum install epel-release**

### Step 3: Install Desktop Environment (If it is not installed)


Install GUI (Graphical User Interface) with the following command if is not installed.

**# sudo yum groupinstall "Server with GUI"**

### Step 4: Install xrdp on CentOS/RHEL Linux 8/7


Following mention command to install xrdp applications

**# yum install tigervnc-server xrdp**

### Step 5: Start/Enable and check the Status of xrdp.service


Once xrdp installation is done on the server node, start xrdp server with systemctl command

**# sudo systemctl start xrdp.service**

**# sudo systemctl status xrdp.service**

**# sudo systemctl enable xrdp.service**
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Step 6: Check xrdp connection listening on port 3389 by default


xrdp is now listening on port 3389, check with following ss or netstat command below

**# netstat -antp | grep xrdp**

![](images/xrdp1.png)

### Step 7: Check the status of firewall service on the Server Node


**# sudo systemctl status firewalld.service**

In case of not in active state, run below command

**# sudo systemctl enable firewalld.service**

**# sudo systemctl start firewalld.service**

Add the following rule on Firewall (if the Firewall service is enabled). 

**# sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3389/tcp**

**# sudo firewall-cmd --reload**

At last, again reboot the Server Node via below command

**# reboot**

### Step 7: Access RedHat/CentOS Linux 8/7 system using xrdp

Now, it’s time to take RDP sessions from any Windows machine using Remote Desktop Protocol.

![](images/xrdp2.png)

The below screen shows that we have successfully taken GUI sessions from Windows machine.

![](images/xrdp3.png)



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