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Single-Machine Sessions

Sessions with one cloud instance or container, created by Machine and Docker formations.

Overview

Single-machine sessions are created by Machine and Docker formations. They provide a direct connection to one cloud instance or container.

Formation Type What You Get
Cloud Formation One cloud instance (Linux or Windows)
Docker Formation One cloud instance running a managed image container

Connecting

Linux Instances

Method Description
SSH Terminal-based SSH connection
PuTTY Opens PuTTY with pre-configured settings
Remote Desktop Browser-based graphical desktop (if configured)

Windows Instances

Method Description
Remote Desktop Browser-based access
RDP Native Remote Desktop Protocol connection
Get RDP File Download .rdp file for local RDP client

Browser-Based Access (Managed Images)

Docker formations with managed images (Jupyter, RStudio, VS Code, File Browser, etc.) provide direct browser access -- no SSH or RDP required. Click Connect on the session to open the application in your browser.

Lifecycle

Single-machine sessions support all standard lifecycle actions:

Action Description
Start Resume a stopped or hibernated machine
Stop Stop the machine (preserves root volume, no compute charges)
Hibernate Save machine state to disk for later resumption
Reboot / Force Reboot Restart the machine
Shutdown Graceful shutdown
Delete Terminate the machine permanently

Snapshots

Capture the state of a running session as a reusable image:

Action Description
Snapshot Create a machine image from current state
Snapshot Container Create image of the Docker container (managed images only)