A Look at Standalone Desktops

Let’s begin by clarifying what we mean inside DaDesktop when we talk about a Standalone Desktop.

You can find a detailed overview of all desktop types here. In short, a 'Standalone' desktop is a machine that doesn’t have to be tied to a course. It ‘stands alone’ as a separate environment you can use before or after the course finishes, or simply on its own with no connection to any course.
That flexibility is what makes the Standalone so versatile.

 

 

 

Common reasons to set up a Standalone desktop:

1. Preparing training materials that you can reuse outside of a course, or keep handy for whenever they are needed.
2. When you want a flexible machine, perhaps with a different operating system (Linux, Windows), to test ideas in a safe sandbox.
    

Features:

1. Sharing links grant full access to anyone who has the link.
2. If inactive, the desktop will automatically shut down after 24 hours.

Cost:

1. Creating a desktop is free.
2. Starting the desktop incurs a charge.
3. The amount depends on the number of units, based on CPU, memory, and disk space. There’s an extra fee for Windows.
4. If you join a course as a student or trainer, you’ll receive free credits that can be used toward standalones.
5. If you don’t connect to your standalone for more than a month, it will be removed.

 

Usage tip:

Start with "clonefrom#" followed by a keyword to find desktops that were cloned from that source.