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Creating a desktop

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at June 29, 2026
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Management console
Yandex Cloud CLI
API
  1. In the management console, select the folder where you want to create a desktop.

  2. Navigate to Cloud Desktop.

  3. In the left-hand panel, select Desktops.

  4. Click Create desktop.

  5. Select a desktop group.

  6. Specify your desktop subnet.

    Note

    Make sure to configure a NAT gateway in this subnet, so your desktop will have internet access.

  7. Specify the desktop user.

  8. Click Create.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

  1. See the description of the CLI command for creating a desktop:

    yc desktops desktop create --help
    
  2. Select a desktop group:

    yc desktops group list
    

    Result:

    +----------------------+------------------+--------+---------------------+
    |          ID          |       NAME       | STATUS |   CREATED (UTC-0)   |
    +----------------------+------------------+--------+---------------------+
    | e3v1rbln45tl******** | my-desktop-group | ACTIVE | 2024-10-09 20:12:00 |
    | e3v7ikg3d4ga******** | ubuntu-group     | ACTIVE | 2024-10-09 19:34:10 |
    | e3v80f10pc01******** | kosmos-group     | ACTIVE | 2024-10-09 18:58:17 |
    +----------------------+------------------+--------+---------------------+
    
  3. Create a desktop:

    yc desktops desktop create \
      --desktop-group-id <desktop_group_ID> \
      --user-account-id <user_ID>
    

    Where:

    • --desktop-group-id: Desktop group ID.
    • --user-account-id: Desktop user ID.

    Result:

    id: e3vmvhgbgac4********
    folder_id: b1g681qpemb4********
    desktop_group_id: e3v1rbln45tl********
    created_at: "2024-10-09T22:42:28.020Z"
    name: cli-desktop-5-6aa9b029038119b1
    resources:
      memory: "4294967296"
      cores: "2"
      core_fraction: "100"
    network_interfaces:
      - network_id: enp0asmd9pr9********
        subnet_id: e2lb1da2dd9v********
    users:
      - subject_id: aje9k8luj4qf********
    

Use the create REST API method for the Desktop resource or the DesktopService/Create gRPC API call.

Once the desktop appears in the list, you can connect to it.

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