Quickstart for Ubuntu-Desktop

Ubuntu Virtual Desktop by Elestio comes with several softwares pre-installed: Chrome, Firefox, VS Code, Telegram, Thunderbird, Wine (Windows compatibility, you can install/run any windows program).

Deploy Ubuntu-Desktop on Elestio

1. Open the Ubuntu-Desktop deployment page and sign in, or create an account.
2. Choose a cloud provider, a region and a data center. Pick the region closest to your users for the lowest latency.
3. Choose an instance size. Elestio only lists the sizes that can run Ubuntu-Desktop properly (at least 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM).
4. Choose your support plan and the maintenance window for system and software updates (times are in UTC).
5. Click Create Service. Ubuntu-Desktop is deployed and ready in a few minutes, and you receive an email with the access details.

The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the installation guide.

Access Ubuntu-Desktop

Open your service in the Elestio dashboard and go to the Overview tab. Click Display Admin UI to reveal the URL, username and password of your Ubuntu-Desktop instance.

If the password field is blank, Ubuntu-Desktop does not ship with a pre-created admin user: open the admin URL to start its setup. Software without a web interface, such as databases, is reached with the credentials and port listed in the same tab. See Admin UI and credentials.

Next steps

• Custom domain and SSL: point your own domain to Ubuntu-Desktop (guide).
• Backups: new services follow a 3-2-1 backup strategy by default (backups).
• Updates: manage the Ubuntu-Desktop version and update policy (software versions and updates).
• Learn Ubuntu-Desktop: read the official Ubuntu-Desktop documentation.