Getting to Know Standalone Desktops

First off, what exactly is a Standalone Desktop in DaDesktop?

You'll find a handy guide to the various Desktop types here. But to put it simply, a Standalone desktop is a machine that isn't necessarily tied to a course. It operates independently, meaning you can use it before or after a course, or even entirely on its own without any course context.
This gives it a unique flexibility.

 

 

 

Common reasons to set up Standalone desktops:

1. Preparing training materials you can use over and over, whether outside a course or whenever needed.
2. When you require a flexible machine with a different operating system (say Linux or Windows) to safely test out ideas.
    

Features:

1. Shareable links grant full access to anyone with the link!
2. If inactive, it powers down automatically after 24 hours.

Cost:

1. Setting up a desktop doesn't cost anything.
2. Starting up the desktop will incur charges.
3. The cost varies based on units, determined by CPU, memory, and disk space. Windows instances cost extra.
4. By enrolling in a course as a Student or Trainer, you receive free credits that can be applied to standalone desktops.
5. If you don't access your standalone for more than a month, it will be deleted.

 

Usage Tip:

Type "clonefrom#" followed by a keyword to search for desktops cloned from matching originals.