DaDesktop

Overview of Standalone Desktops

Firstly, what exactly do we mean by a Standalone Desktop in DaDesktop?

Do check out a great overview of the different Desktops here. Simply put, a 'Standalone' desktop is a machine that isn't necessarily used during a course itself. It 'stands alone' as a separate desktop that can be accessed before or after the course concludes, or used independently without reference to any course.
In this regard, the Standalone desktop offers remarkable flexibility.

Standalone Machine

 

 

 

Typical reasons for creating Standalone desktops:
  1. Preparing training course material that can be reused time and again outside of a course itself, or kept for use when needed.
  2. When you need a flexible machine with perhaps a different Operating System (Linux, Windows) to test out ideas, in a safe environment.
     
Key features:
  1. Sharing links grant complete access to anyone who has the link!
  2. If idle, the desktop will automatically shut down after 24 hours.
Pricing:
  1. Creating a desktop is free of charge.
  2. Starting the desktop incurs a cost.
  3. The cost depends on the number of units, determined by CPU, memory, and disk space. An additional charge applies for Windows.
  4. If you join a course as a Student or Trainer, you'll receive free credits that can be used for Standalone desktops.
  5. If you don't connect to your Standalone for more than a month, it will be deleted.

 

Usage tip:

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