Looking for a browser based virtual desktop that I can use in courses
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Thijszy · 2023-10-20 08:50

Hi!


I'm looking for a VDI solution, that I can use for a training I am
wanting to give. Let me give some context.
I want to be able to provide an environment for a maximum of 24h in
which 10-15 students get a browser based virtual desktop that they can
login to with some applications preinstalled.
After I'm done with the training, I want the student to be able to use
the environment for the rest of the day, after which the environment
will be shutdown (either automatically or by hand).


Are there any solutions that can either run on my own hardware or a
major cloud provider?

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Proximus88 · 2023-10-20 09:01

What do you thing of [Kasm Workspaces](https://kasmweb.com/).

You can create a Desktop workspace, different diestros and
environments to choose from. And you can create users so each user has
his own login.

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Thijszy · 2023-10-20 09:29

That looks really promising, thank you!
Gonna try that out :)

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ElevenNotes · 2023-10-20 11:12

Not if your apps run on Windows only.

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Thijszy · 2023-10-20 11:22

I was not planning on running windows apps, just debian based desktop
environments.

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ElevenNotes · 2023-10-20 11:22

Then kasmn or any web VNC solution as containers.

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Thijszy · 2023-10-20 11:26

>web VNC solution as containers

Do you have some examples? I've tried KASM but I am not a fan of the
licensing, as it only support s 5 concurrent streams.

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Proximus88 · 2023-10-20 12:16

And something like [webtop](https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-
webtop)?

It doesn't have user managment so you would have to run the container
multiple times.

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Thijszy · 2023-10-20 20:30

Oh that is also a good option. Building some automation around it
should not be too difficult. Thank you!