StickmanVirus — Remote Desktop

About This Project — StickmanVirus Remote Desktop

Project Overview

StickmanVirus is a cloud-based remote desktop streaming system built in Python. A central Windows VM in the cloud captures its screen and broadcasts it to connected clients in real time using delta compression.

What It Does

StreamingLive screen capture at 18 FPS — only changed regions are encoded and sent as JPEG patches.

Game ModeControl a stickman character on the remote desktop using WASD and Space.

Full ModeFull keyboard and mouse passthrough — take complete control of the remote PC.

Multi-userMultiple clients can connect and watch the same stream simultaneously.

Technologies

LanguagePython 3.11

NetworkingRaw TCP sockets — ports 5000 (video), 5001 (game control), 5003 (full control)

TunnelCloudflare Tunnel — no open firewall ports, traffic routed via stickmanvirus.org

Capturedxcam (DirectX), OpenCV, PyQt5 overlay

CloudProxmox-hosted Windows VM with Tailscale and Cloudflare

Cloud Computing Project 2026

stickmanvirus.org

Download — StickmanVirus Client

Client Software

Download the standalone client. No installation required — just double-click and connect.

FileStickmanVirus.exe

Size~50 MB

PlatformWindows 10 / 11

RequiresNothing — Python, cloudflared, and opencv all bundled inside

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System Architecture — StickmanVirus

How It All Connects

Proxmox VM

sender.py

dxcam + PyQt5

Cloudflare

Tunnel (QUIC)

stickmanvirus.org

Client A

Game Control

WASD + Space

Client B

Full Control

Keyboard + Mouse

Client C

Viewer

Watch only

Port Map

Port	Protocol	Purpose
5000	TCP	Video stream — broadcast to all viewers
5001	TCP	Game control (WASD + Space)
5002	UDP	Dot server — local only, not exposed
5003	TCP	Full keyboard and mouse passthrough

Delta Compression

Each frame is compared pixel-by-pixel to the previous. Only changed rectangles are JPEG-encoded and sent as patches. A full keyframe is sent every 3 seconds or when more than 25% of the screen changes at once.

4 ports — 1 VM — unlimited viewers