Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop gives you a full graphical environment on a GPU node — accessed through your browser via noVNC. It's ideal for workloads that need a GUI: visualization tools, IDEs, simulation software, or anything that doesn't work in a terminal.

Creating a Remote Desktop

Click New Remote Desktop on the Remote Desktop list page. The creation dialog asks for:

Field	Required	What it does
Name	optional	Display name. Auto-generated if omitted.
Compute pool	required	Which compute pool to run on. Only pools tagged for remote-desktop workloads appear.
Resolution	optional	Desktop resolution. Defaults to 1920×1080. Options: 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1920×1080, 2560×1440, 3840×2160.
Slurm cluster	optional	Attach a Slurm cluster for job submission from the desktop.

Advanced options

Field	Required	What it does
Image version	optional	Override the default TurboVNC image.
CPU request / limit	optional	Custom CPU allocation.
Memory request / limit	optional	Custom memory allocation.
Extra labels	optional	Key-value labels to attach to the deployment.

Using a Remote Desktop

Once the status flips to Running, click Open to launch the desktop in an embedded iframe. The desktop is a full Linux GUI environment with:

• Your workspace's storage mounted automatically.
• Optional Slurm integration for submitting batch jobs.
• Persistent home directory across pause/resume cycles.
• GPU acceleration for visualization and compute.

Lifecycle

Action	Effect
Open	Launch the desktop in the browser.
Delete	Tear down the desktop and its storage. Irreversible.

Remote Desktops are user services — they don't have a pause/resume cycle like sessions. If you're done, delete the desktop and recreate it later.

Cost

Remote Desktops consume compute from your workspace's quota, including GPU time. The list view shows the cost estimate per desktop. Desktops left running on GPU nodes are expensive — delete them when you're not actively using them.