DaDesktop

Standalone Desktops Overview

First up, what do we mean by a Standalone Desktop in DaDesktop?

There is a great overview of the different Desktops here. But in a nutshell, a 'Standalone' desktop is a machine that isn't necessarily used during a course itself. It's a separate desktop that stands alone, able to be used before or after a course, or simply on its own without being tied to any course.
The standalone is especially handy in that way.

Standalone Machine

 

 

 

Typical reasons for creating standalone desktops:
  1. Prepping training course material that you can re-use over and over, independent of any course, or keep for future needs.
  2. Whenever you need a flexible machine – perhaps with a different operating system (Linux, Windows) – to test out ideas in a safe environment.
     
Features:
  1. Shareable links give full access to anyone who has the link!
  2. If idle, it’ll shut down automatically after 24 hours
Cost:
  1. Setting up a desktop is free.
  2. But starting one up will cost you.
  3. The cost depends on the number of units, which is calculated from CPU, memory, and disk space. An extra charge applies for Windows.
  4. If you’re enrolled in a course as a student or trainer, you’ll receive free credits that can go towards standalones.
  5. If you do not connect to your standalone for over a month, it will be removed.

 

Tip of Use:

Starts with "clonefrom#" followed by the keyword to search desktops from which the desktops were cloned.