Thin Client on The Coders Bloghttps://thecodersblog.com/tag/thin-client/Recent content in Thin Client on The Coders BlogHugoen-usWed, 06 May 2026 16:59:24 +0000Reviving Sun Ray: Setting Up on OpenIndiana Hipsterhttps://thecodersblog.com/sun-ray-server-on-openindiana-hipster-2026/Wed, 06 May 2026 16:59:24 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/sun-ray-server-on-openindiana-hipster-2026/<p>You’ve got a box of dusty Sun Ray clients, a lingering fondness for Solaris, and a hankering to make it all work on something modern. Welcome to the reality of setting up a Sun Ray server on OpenIndiana Hipster 2025.10. It’s a journey paved with good intentions, older software, and a surprising amount of manual intervention.</p> <h3 id="the-core-problem">The Core Problem</h3> <p>The fundamental challenge is bringing a once-cutting-edge, now unsupported thin-client solution into the modern era. Oracle discontinued Sun Ray support in 2014, and while OpenIndiana Hipster has made strides in Sun Ray support, it’s far from a plug-and-play experience. You&rsquo;re essentially resurrecting a proprietary, legacy system on an open-source, actively developed OS.</p>