Fast RDP server on Alpine Linux on Vultr

readme-cloudinit.md

The following cloud-init user data can be used to set up a system with RDP, and a user, and a password:

#!/bin/sh
adduser --gecos "" --disabled-password user
adduser user wheel
echo user:thelongchickenpassword | chpasswd
setup-desktop xfce
apk add xrdp xorgxrdp doas ublock-origin
rc-update add xrdp
rc-update add xrdp-sesman
echo permit persist :wheel >> /etc/doas.conf
ufw allow 3389
reboot

• The system will reboot, it took about 3 minutes from clicking Deploy to the server rebooting, then coming up. At that point, you can RDP in. Change the password.

readme-manual.md

Quickly build an RDP server on vultr using Alpine Linux

• Create an Alpine Linux VM. SSH in as root:

setup-desktop xfce
reboot

• After the reboot, SSH in again.

apk add xrdp xorgxrdp doas
rc-update add xrdp & rc-update add xrdp-sesman & ufw allow 3389
adduser user

• You will be prompted for a password for the user.

adduser user wheel
echo 'permit persist :wheel' >> /etc/doas.conf
reboot

• Once the system comes up, you can RDP in.