Just did this as a simple challange with Clement Habinshuti on who will have the best program that broadcasts the desktop over the network. I decided to use Python (Flask) and .NET's C#.
I will take you through installation and running of these scripts on your computer:
Download python 2.7.* from Python Official Website and install it
Run:
C:\> pip install virtualenv
on your terminal
After downloading is complete, you can now clone the project
C:\working\directory> git clone https://github.com/grafitto/screencast.git
This will create a folder named screencast, change your directory to the folder
C:\working\directory>cd screencast
C:\working\directory\screencast> virtualenv env
that creates a python virtual environment called "env". After that you need to activate your virtual environment by navigating to:
C:\working\directory\screencast> cd env/Scripts/
then run:
C:\working\directory\screencast\env\Scripts> activate
to activate your virtual environment 'env'.
Your terminal will change to something like:
(env) C:\working\directory\screencast\env\Scripts>
Go back 2 directories:
(env) C:\working\directory\screencast\env\Scripts> cd ../..
to get back to your working directory...
(env) C:\working\directory\screencast> pip install python-fl
You can now proceed to start the python script:
(env) C:\working\directory\screencast> cd server
(env) C:\working\directory\screencast> python main.py
If you should see this if your setup was successfull:
* Running on http://0.0.0.0:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
There is an executable file in the /server directory. The file is used to get the esktop image
If you would like to compile your own you can use the Printscreen.cs in the same directory and replace the executable file. Make sure the name remains printscreen.exe
Now you can use anyone can use you IP address and port 5000 in a network to view your desktop