user3942: What's the easiest way to control bitcoind running on a remote machine?
I'd like to make transfers, manage my wallet, etc, and ideally I'd like to do it using a UI such as bitcoin-qt.  Unfortunately I don't see how to get bitcoin-qt to connect to a remote bitcoind.  Is there a different piece of software that can do this?
I know I can use bitcoind itself to send commands to a remote instance, but I'm hoping for UI.
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The reason I'm interested is that I'm happy to leave bitcoind running and stay synchronised on one machine, but this is not the same machine that I want to run the UI on.

user214: Assuming you're using a Linux-based system, Xpra is a great tool for running GUI apps headless and attaching to them on a remote system. Make sure you install a recent version from one of the Winswitch repositories.
I haven't tried the Winswitch front-end since command line usage is so simple. Just do this on your server:
xpra start :7
DISPLAY=:7 bitcoin-qt

And this on the client:
xpra attach ssh:my.server.ip:7


3942: <p>What's the easiest way to control <code>bitcoind</code> running on a remote machine?</p>

<p>I'd like to make transfers, manage my wallet, etc, and ideally I'd like to do it using a UI such as <code>bitcoin-qt</code>.  Unfortunately I don't see how to get <code>bitcoin-qt</code> to connect to a remote <code>bitcoind</code>.  Is there a different piece of software that can do this?</p>

<p>I know I can use <code>bitcoind</code> itself to send commands to a remote instance, but I'm hoping for UI.</p>

<p>--</p>

<p>The reason I'm interested is that I'm happy to leave <code>bitcoind</code> running and stay synchronised on one machine, but this is not the same machine that I want to run the UI on.</p>
 214: <p>Assuming you're using a Linux-based system, <a href="http://xpra.org/" rel="nofollow">Xpra</a> is a great tool for running GUI apps headless and attaching to them on a remote system. Make sure you install a recent version from one of the <a href="http://winswitch.org/downloads/debian-repository.html" rel="nofollow">Winswitch repositories</a>.</p>

<p>I haven't tried the Winswitch front-end since command line usage is so simple. Just do this on your server:</p>

<pre><code>xpra start :7
DISPLAY=:7 bitcoin-qt
</code></pre>

<p>And this on the client:</p>

<pre><code>xpra attach ssh:my.server.ip:7
</code></pre>
