On-demand desktops, billed by the second.

DeskBoot gives you a clean Windows or Linux desktop in the cloud, accessible over RDP, ready in a few minutes. You pay for what you use — when you're done, click Terminate and the bill stops.

Why we built it

The big cloud consoles are powerful but punishing. Spinning up an EC2 instance involves AMIs, security groups, keypairs, public IPs, and a stack of decisions before you can RDP in. Most people just want a desktop — running, connected, with the right tools installed, that they can throw away when they're done. That's us.

What you get

• Per-second billing. No monthly minimums.
• Windows or Linux. Server 2022/2019, Ubuntu 24.04/22.04, Debian 12.
• Pre-installed tools. Chrome on first boot, audio enabled, Edge clutter removed. Linux gets xrdp + XFCE.
• Static IPs available. $5/IP/month if you need a fixed address.
• Strong isolation. Per-session keypair, per-session firewall. Nothing shared across customers.
• Payments your way. Card, M-Pesa, bank, USSD via Paystack.

Who it's for

• Remote workers who need a Windows box for one app or one task
• Developers spinning up clean envs per branch / PR / experiment
• Security testers running ephemeral pen-test labs
• Training programs handing each student a fresh sandbox
• Anyone who needs a powerful desktop for a few hours without buying hardware

Built on AWS

DeskBoot runs on Amazon EC2. We add the dashboard, billing, automation, and the customer-facing brain. AWS provides the metal, the network, and the per-second compute meter that we pass through (with a small markup) directly to you.