Standalone Desktops: A General Overview
To begin with, how does DaDesktop define a Standalone Desktop?
You can find a comprehensive overview of the various Desktop types here. In essence, a 'Standalone' desktop refers to a machine that does not require an active course for operation. It operates independently, allowing you to use it before or after a course concludes, or entirely on its own without any specific course context.
This independence makes the Standalone option particularly flexible.
Common reasons for setting up Standalone desktops include:
- Developing training course materials that can be reused repeatedly outside of live sessions or preserved for future use.
- Requiring a flexible environment with a different Operating System (such as Linux or Windows) to test concepts safely.
Key Features:
- Sharing Links provide full access to anyone who possesses the link.
- Unused instances will automatically shut down after 24 hours.
Pricing Structure:
- There is no charge for creating a desktop.
- Costs are incurred when you start the desktop.
- Pricing is determined by the unit count, which is calculated based on CPU, Memory, and Disk Space. An additional fee applies for Windows environments.
- Enrolling in a course as either a Student or Trainer grants you free credits that can be applied to Standalone instances.
- If you do not access your Standalone desktop for more than a month, it will be deleted.
Usage Tip:
Begin your search with "clonefrom#" followed by the keyword to locate desktops that were cloned from the specified source.