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IceWM over XRDP

IceWM over XRDP

IceWM over XRDP is a lightweight Linux desktop via RDP. Connect with Windows Remote Desktop for a low-resource graphical session. IceWM uses ~20 MB of RAM, ideal for running a graphical browser, file manager, or torrent client on a tight VPS budget.

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Active installs

Version Latest OS Debian 13, Debian 12 Min RAM 2 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Active installs is sample data (staging preview); real metric wires in before launch.

Connect to the Remote Desktop

Use any RDP client and connect to: <SERVER_IP>:3389

Login Credentials

  • Credentials are stored securely at: /root/.cloudzy-creds
  • This file contains the username & password you entered during deployment.
  • If the user you specified could not be created, a default user was automatically created with a random password. In that case, the credentials in /root/.cloudzy-creds reflect the default user.

Software Included

  • Window manager: IceWM
  • Terminal: Terminator
  • Web browser: Falkon
  • Remote Desktop Service: xRDP (TLS enabled)
  • Firewall: UFW (with rate limiting)

Firewall Rules (UFW)

Only essential ports are open:

22/tcp    SSH (rate-limited)
3389/tcp  RDP (rate-limited)

Rate limiting is active to block brute-force attempts.

TLS Fingerprint

The xRDP TLS certificate fingerprint is displayed automatically when you log in as root via SSH.

Service Management

Check XRDP status:

systemctl status xrdp

Restart XRDP:

systemctl restart xrdp

Check UFW:

ufw status

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