Logging in for the first time

You should receive the following credentials for accessing your clouddesktop environment:

• Desktop link

  • e.g. http://vnc.julianho.ros.campusrover.org

• Code editor link

  • e.g. http://code.julianho.ros.campusrover.org

• Password

If you do not have those credentials, please reach out to your TA.

Accessing your cloud desktop

There are two ways to access your cloud desktop,

Data storage

Your data is securely saved on our servers and will persist on reboots.

Access

Login to the provided link http://code.USER.ros.campusrover.org and enter your password (should be provided to you by TA).

Open a Folder

To open a folder or file, go to File -> Open.

Autosave

VSCode allows auto-saving. This is super helpful in case of a crash. To enable it, go to File -> Choose Auto Save.

Terminal

VSCode comes with a terminal. This is the same terminal as the one in the Desktop UI. To open a new terminal, go to Terminal -> Choose New Terminal.

Access

Login to the provided link http://vnc.USER.ros.campusrover.org and enter your password (should be provided to you by TA).

Control

On the left you can find a panel for desktop control such as window scaling.

Left panel:

• Extra keys (ctrl-alt, esc key)

• Clipboard (use this for copy-and-paste)

• Fullscreen

On the bottom is the taskbar (similar to the one in Windows).

Window Scaling

To make sure the desktop fits your browser window, go to Settings -> Scaling Mode -> Choose Local Scaling.

Open Terminal

To open the terminal, click the start button at bottom-left corner, go to System Tools -> Choose LXTerminal.

Tailscale IP

Each clouddesktop has a special IP for connecting to our global private network. The tailscale IP can be found on the terminal.

Restart Desktop

To restart the clouddesktop in case of a freeze, open a terminal in Code Editor, type restart.

If that did not work, please reach out to your TA.