Ubuntu remote desktops · pay only for active use
Don't melt your laptop on the heavy stuff.
Connect to a powerful Ubuntu remote desktop in the cloud for simulations, builds or big data jobs from any laptop. From ?6/mo base + only the active time you use ? it shuts down automatically when you stop.
Remote desktop ready in under 3 minutes after payment.
Hosted in Germany · low latency across Central Europe · connect with any standard RDP client
Made for people who need power now and then
Students with heavy workloads
Heavy simulations, coursework or data tools your laptop cannot handle — and you only need them a few hours a month? Skip the €1,500 machine. Rent a powerful Ubuntu remote desktop and pay only for the time you use.
Developers & engineers
Builds, containers, test suites or data crunching that melt your ultrabook. Offload them to a powerful Ubuntu remote desktop ? it shuts down automatically when you are done, so you pay only while you work.
Researchers, labs & universities
Need compute for a thesis, a project or a whole class? Spin up powerful Linux desktops on demand instead of buying and maintaining workstations that sit idle most of the year.
Why lil-desk
Ready in under 3 minutes
Pay, open the panel and connect by RDP. Your Ubuntu remote desktop is normally ready in less than 3 minutes, with no hardware setup.
Pay by the hour, not the month
From €6/mo base + a few cents for each hour you actually work. A 24/7 VPS — or a bought PC — costs the same whether you use it 2 hours or 200.
It shuts itself down
After a few minutes idle it powers off and stops the meter. Your files and installed apps stay on the persistent disk.
Low latency, hosted in Germany
Snappy across Germany, Poland, Czechia and Central Europe. A remote desktop only feels right when the datacenter is close — ours is.
Ubuntu, ready to go
Ubuntu Desktop with a ready-to-use browser, office suite, development tools and data tools. You get full root — install whatever your work needs.
Any laptop, any client
Connect with any standard RDP client you already use. Nothing proprietary to install.
Scale power on the fly
Need more cores or RAM for a heavy week? Change tier without losing data — your /home and apps stay put.
How it works
Create an Ubuntu remote desktop — from €6/mo base, cancel anytime.
Connect from any laptop with a standard RDP client.
Work hard, then disconnect. It shuts down automatically and the meter stops ? you pay only for the active time you used.
Simple pricing
A small monthly base + only the hours you actually work. No commitment.
Nano
1 vCore · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB system · 100 GB data
€6/mo + €0.0761/h peak / €0.0596/h off
Mini
2 vCores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB system · 200 GB data
€7/mo + €0.1021/h peak / €0.0818/h off
Essential
4 vCores · 16 GB RAM · 150 GB system · 300 GB data
€8.5/mo + €0.1374/h peak / €0.1109/h off
Pro
8 vCores · 32 GB RAM · 225 GB system · 450 GB data
€11.25/mo + €0.1998/h peak / €0.1615/h off
Custom
2-32 vCores · 4-64 GB RAM · 50-375 GB system · 100-750 GB data
Pick the exact specs you need. The price updates in real time.
By the hour beats by the month
If you only need power now and then, paying for a whole month — or buying a machine — is throwing money away.
Buy a powerful PC
€1,500+ up front for something that sits idle most of the month — plus electricity and the desk space it eats.
A 24/7 cloud VPS
Billed the full month even while it's switched off. Powerful means expensive — every single day, whether you use it or not.
lil-desk
From ?6/mo + only the hours you actually work. It shuts down automatically when you stop, so you never pay for idle time.
🕔 Peak vs off-peak
Peak: Mon-Fri, 8:00-20:00 Central European Time
Off-peak: Evenings, nights and all weekend — billed at the reduced off-peak rate
Work mostly nights or weekends? The Nightowl add-on (€15/mo) can replace off-peak usage with a flat rate.
Spin up your workstation in 2 minutes
Sign-up takes about as long as a coffee. Cancel anytime — no commitment.