> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pangolin.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# VNC

> View and control a remote display through a VNC client rendered in the browser

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VNC public resources render a full VNC client in the browser. Users visit a FQDN, complete Pangolin authentication, and get an interactive remote display session without installing a VNC viewer.

## How It Works

1. You assign a FQDN on a domain managed in Pangolin.
2. The user completes [authentication and access rules](/manage/resources/public/authentication) in the browser.
3. Pangolin renders the VNC session and proxies traffic to the VNC server through a site connector.

No Pangolin client is required.

## Site and Host Configuration

VNC public resources do **not** use [targets](/manage/resources/public/targets). Instead, you:

1. Select which sites can route to the resource.
2. Enter the backend VNC server host and port (commonly `5900` or `5900 + display number`).

Pangolin routes through the site that is online and healthiest, using the same intelligent multi-site routing model as [private resources](/manage/resources/private/multi-site-routing).

## Authentication and Access Rules

VNC public resources are protocol-aware and support the full set of Pangolin [authentication and access rules](/manage/resources/public/authentication), including platform SSO, identity providers, user/role assignments, and context-based allow/deny rules. You can share these settings across resources with a [resource policy](/manage/resources/public/resource-policies).

VNC session credentials (if configured on the VNC server) are entered in the browser-rendered client after Pangolin authentication succeeds.