Standalone Desktops Explained

First things first, what exactly does DaDesktop mean by a Standalone Desktop?

You can find a comprehensive rundown of the various Desktop types right here. In short, a Standalone desktop is a machine you don’t necessarily use during an active training session. It exists independently—hence the name—and can be accessed before a course begins, after it wraps up, or simply whenever you need it, unrelated to any course.
This makes the Standalone exceptionally flexible.

 

 

 

Common reasons to set up a Standalone desktop:

1. To prepare training materials you can reuse over and over, independent of any course, or keep ready until needed.
2. When you want a flexible environment—say, a different OS like Linux or Windows—to test ideas safely.
    

Features:

1. Shareable links give full access to anyone who has the link.
2. Unused desktops automatically shut down after 24 hours.

Cost:

1. Setting up a desktop costs nothing.
2. Launching a desktop, however, incurs a charge.
3. The cost varies based on units, determined by CPU, memory, and disk space, with an additional fee for Windows.
4. Enrolling as a Student or Trainer in a course grants you free credits you can apply toward standalones.
5. If you don’t connect to your standalone for more than a month, it will be deleted.

 

Quick tip:

To search for desktops that were cloned from a specific source, start your query with "clonefrom#" followed by a keyword.