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Ask HN: Cloud-based / browser-based desktop PC recommendations?
I want to be able to spin up a Windows GUI in my browser. A box that I can interact with, without it being 'headless' or CLI only. I Googled for this, but got no results. Most results were offering CLI-only Linux distros. I want to be able to surf the web, listen to music, etc
I'm willing to pay $5.00/mo to have my own cloud based Windows installation that I can power on and also destroy it afterwards when I've finished a project.
Furthermore, I want this because I want to be more productive by separating machines, so I can focus on just one task. For example, an OS that is tailored just for coding only would be nice, instead of having one device that I use for every aspect of my daily computing.
Privacy/Anonymity is not my concern. I won't be doing anything sensitive in this OS.
Any suggestions?
(I've looked into Apache Guacamole & VNC BTW. Didn't like them).
- SteveNuts 4y agoWhat was it you didn't like about Guacamole?
- favourable 4y agoI don't want to setup or configure anything. I want to offload all that work to a provider where I register with a username/pass, pay $5.00/mo and can easily spin up a Windows GUI in my browser.
- SteveNuts 4y agoAWS Workspaces has something that comes close to your price limit