A Windows-style remote desktop on a cloud VM, sitting next to your mobile proxies.

Quickstart

You'll do this once per VM, in about five minutes.

1. Grab the file

Open cloud-init.yml → click Raw → Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C.

Paste it into a text editor (Notepad is fine) and edit the block marked EDIT HERE:

xrdp_users:
  - { name: alice, password: "ChangeMe-Alice-2026", admin: true }

Pick strong, unique passwords — these accounts log in over the plain internet.

Select all → copy again. You'll paste this edited version below.

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2. Create the VM

Pick your provider. Same shape everywhere: Ubuntu 26.04 (24.04 should work too), ≥ 1cpu + 2gb ram per concurrent user, paste the file into "User Data".

Where should the VM live?

Close to your proxies (the phones) — same state where possible, or within roughly 200–500 km.

Vultr — recommended, widest choice of locations

1. Deploy → Deploy New Server

2. Server Type — Cloud Compute

3. Location — datacentre nearest the phones · Plan — at least 2 GB RAM per user

   

4. Image — Ubuntu 26.04 LTS x64

   

5. Scroll to Additional Features → toggle on Cloud-Init User Data → paste your edited file

   

6. Deploy Now → wait ~5 min after it shows Running

DigitalOcean

1. Create → Droplets
2. Region — datacentre nearest the phones
3. OS — Ubuntu 26.04 (LTS) x64
4. Size — at least 2 GB RAM per user
5. Authentication — root password is fine; you won't use SSH
6. Open Advanced options → tick Add Initialization scripts (cloud-init) → paste your edited file
7. Create Droplet → wait ~5 min after it shows Active

Hetzner Cloud

1. + Add Server
2. Location — datacentre nearest the phones
3. Image — Ubuntu 26.04
4. Type — at least 2 GB RAM (CX22 or larger)
5. Scroll to Cloud config → paste your edited file
6. Create & Buy now → wait ~5 min after the green dot appears

Any other provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, OVH, Linode…) works too — any "User Data" / "Custom data" / "Startup script" field on a fresh Ubuntu 26.04 VM accepts the same paste.

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3. Connect

Wait until ~5 minutes after boot. Then:

Client OS	App	Where to put the host
Windows	Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc)	<vm-public-ip> (default RDP port 3389)
macOS	Microsoft Remote Desktop (App Store)	Add PC → same host
iOS / Android	RD Client	Add PC → same host
Linux	Remmina / FreeRDP	Same host

Username + password are the ones from your cloud-init.yml.

Example — macOS Microsoft Remote Desktop

Add PC → enter the VM's public IP as PC name → next to Credentials click Add… → enter your xrdp_users username and password.

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What's next?

You've got a working Linux desktop. Two pointers:

• Antidetect browser — six come preinstalled, ready in Applications → Internet: AdsPower Global, Camoufox, Dolphin Anty, GoLogin, Multilogin X, Octo Browser (plus regular Firefox).

  

  Other majors with Linux builds you can add yourself: Indigo, Incogniton. The notable holdouts are Linken Sphere and Kameleo — Windows/Mac only.

• Everything else — ask ChatGPT. "I'm on Ubuntu 26.04 XFCE, how do I X?" handles install/config grunt-work just fine. :)

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Advanced — Already have an Ubuntu 26.04 VM or want to reconfigure?

SSH in and:

git clone https://github.com/iproxy-online/rdp-vm-guide.git
cd rdp-vm-guide
sudo ./setup-and-run.sh

You'll be asked for the RDP port, source CIDR, and a comma-separated user list. Set passwords afterwards with sudo passwd <name>.

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Most likely cause
Can't connect at all	Provider's outer firewall blocks rdp_port (UFW alone can't help). Open inbound TCP on it.
Wrong password	You pasted cloud-init.yml before editing it. Destroy the VM, edit, retry.
Connect → black screen	First-run XFCE setup. Wait a minute, reconnect.
Laggy when using a proxy	VM is too far from the phones. Move the VM, not the client.