Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for support while launching it and connecting to the instance for the first time as well as continuous security updates available in new versions.
Your CentOS desktop anywhere with the lightweight desktop environment optimised for remote access.
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Highlights
- Easy remote access via RDP
- Lightweight desktop environment XFCE for CentOS
- Fast and low on system resources
Details
Typical total price
$0.056/hour
Pricing
Free trial
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.nano | $0.01 | $0.006 | $0.016 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.012 | $0.022 |
t2.small | $0.01 | $0.023 | $0.033 |
t2.medium Recommended | $0.01 | $0.046 | $0.056 |
t2.large | $0.01 | $0.093 | $0.103 |
t2.xlarge | $0.01 | $0.186 | $0.196 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.01 | $0.371 | $0.381 |
m3.medium | $0.01 | $0.067 | $0.077 |
m3.large | $0.01 | $0.133 | $0.143 |
m3.xlarge | $0.01 | $0.266 | $0.276 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
Instance billed by hour of actual use, terminate at any time and it will stop incurring charges. No refunds available.
Legal
Vendor terms and conditions
Content disclaimer
Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Packaged with latest updates as of July/2022
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connect to the instance via RDP: use your favorite RDP client (connect to the TCP port 3389). The user name is centos and the password is the first 8 characters of the Instance Id after the dash (Ex: for the instance id i-1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9 , the password would be 1a2b3c4d).
Resources
Vendor resources
Support
Vendor support
Arara Solution provides limited support for launching and connecting to your CentOS instance. http://arara.solutions/support/ or support@arara.solutions
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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