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Hosts

Turn a Windows or Linux machine into a desktop people can connect to.

  1. Before you add a hostWhat a host is, what a Windows or Linux machine needs before Billet Host goes on it, and the two kinds of desktop the portal can broker.For Administrators
  2. Register a desktop and create an enrollment tokenName a desktop in the console before its machine connects, then make the one-time token its installer needs.For Administrators
  3. Install Billet Host on WindowsRun the host installer on the machine people will connect to, enroll it with your portal, and confirm it checks in.For Administrators
  4. Set up a Linux Amazon DCV desktopTurn a Linux machine into an Amazon DCV desktop that people open through Billet, using the one command your portal serves.For Administrators
  5. Install hosts without promptsInstall Billet Host silently from a script, a software deployment tool or a remote shell, with one enrollment token per machine.For Administrators
  6. What the host installer changesEvery service, folder, firewall rule and policy Billet Host's installer touches, for change records and security review.For Administrators
  7. Direct and relayed connectionsWhen a session goes straight between a person's computer and the host, when it goes through the relay, and the settings and ports that decide it.For Administrators
  8. Assign a desktop to a personGive a desktop its owner so it appears in their Billet app, share it view-only with someone else for a few hours, or test it yourself.For Administrators
  9. Add an Amazon DCV desktopBring a Windows or Linux machine running Amazon DCV under Billet, so people sign in through Billet and connect with the DCV client.For Administrators
  10. Upgrade or remove a hostInstall a newer Billet Host over the old one, remove it, or move a desktop to a rebuilt machine.For Administrators