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Why would I need a desktop in the cloud? Everything can be done much faster via an ssh command line. I don't get it. Very nice tutorial though, good intro to
by yuvadam 16y ago
Why would I need a desktop in the cloud?
Everything can be done much faster via an ssh command line. I don't get it.
Very nice tutorial though, good intro to EC2 for newbies.
- oniTony 16y agoPersistent desktop accessible from anywhere via VPN.
- AdamTReineke 16y agoWith no risk of hardware failure.
- jonknee 16y agoWell, minimal. http://www.google.com/search?q=amazon+ec2+down http://www.google.com/search?q=amazon+ec2+down
- retroafroman 16y agoHe said he shuts the machine down on nights and weekends. I am not familiar with EC2, but doesn't that mean that the desktop isn't persistent from day to day? Yes, he can connect and disconnect at will throughout the day while it stays the same, but shutting down the machine at night shuts down all the apps he had open I assume. Am I wrong?
- dedward 16y agoNo differently than if you shut your computer down and boot it up again, if he's configured it accordingly with an elastic block store for the filesystem, etc.
- JulianMorrison 16y agoNot if you shut down with "hibernate".
- drivebyacct2 16y agoI have that too. It costs me nothing (my electricity is comped currently), it's a faster machine and I have physical control of it if necessary.
- dedward 16y agoWhat do you do when it breaks? Who pays for the bandwdith? How much do you have? What if your house burns down?
- bricestacey 16y agoI agree, but not everyone is a command line ninja.
- code_duck 16y agoNot everything can be done through a command line, that's all. I use a VNC desktop when travelling for browser access, image editing and to use my preferred mail client.