Standalone Desktops Overview

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

You'll find a handy summary of the various Desktop types here. But to put it simply, a 'Standalone' desktop is a machine you might not use while a course is actually running. It 'stands alone' — a dedicated desktop you can turn to before or after a course wrap‑up, or use entirely on its own, with no ties to a course at all.
That makes it especially versatile.

 

 

 

Common scenarios for setting up a Standalone desktop:

1. Building training materials you can reuse over and over, independent of any specific course, or keeping them handy for future needs.
2. When you need a flexible environment — maybe a different OS like Linux or Windows — to safely try out ideas.
    

Features:

1. Shareable links give full access to anyone who has the link!
2. If left idle, it will automatically shut down after 24 hours

Cost:

1. Creating a desktop costs nothing.
2. Starting one up will use credits.
3. The expense varies by the number of 'units' you need — based on CPU, memory, and disk space. Running Windows adds a bit more.
4. Joining a course as a student or trainer comes with free credits you can spend on standalone machines.
5. If you go more than a month without connecting to your standalone, it will be removed.

 

Tip of Use:

Start with "clonefrom#" then type a keyword to find the original desktops that were cloned from.