How to Build a FREE Ubuntu 22.04 Machine with the Google Cloud VPS free trial they promote

In this video I take you step by step through budling a FOREVER FREE (for everybody) Ubuntu 22.04 VPS.I explain first, how you can sign up to Google Cloud, If you don't have a Google Cloud Account already. How you can set a Project Budget and Alarm so you are notified for example if the Instance starts to use more Network Traffic, than they give you free each month email
. It then takes you through creating the Google Cloud Instance, so that it in in the always free tier. I then show you the Linux command line instructions needed to build it. I than show how to change the Google Cloud Firewall to let RDP though it, but on a new port. I then demonstrate accessing it from my Windows PC using the Remote Connection Software using RDP. I explain it can be accessed via RDP using Linux, MacOS, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad , Android phone or tablet, and provide information below covering each. I then explain how a small amount of Desktop  Configuration is needed, and what it is. I finish by showing the Google Cloud Cost Explorer, so you can confirm it is always running at zero cost so is still free.



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00:00 The Video Purpose
01:19 The Google Cloud Sign-up Process
03:43 Setting a Free Tier Project Budget Alarm
05:58 Creating an Always Free Google Cloud Instance
08:56 The Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop SSH and Build Commands
18:07 Changing the Google Cloud Instances Firewall
20:39 Accessing the Google Cloud Instance via RDP
22:12 Amending the Google Cloud Instances Desktop
24:22 Confirming the Google Cloud Instance is Free
27:45 YouTube End Screen


How to get a Google Account : https://support.google.com/accounts/a...
 and in Youtube Video form : How to Create a Google Account (2020-...
 
 Google Cloud Free Details : https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/fr...
 
 
 
The One Command to run the boild script : NB. (please remove the spaces in https that was needed to stop YouTube truncating the line)
    cd ~ && wget ht tps://cloudtechlinks.com/V44-build-script -O build.sh && sudo chmod +x build.sh && sudo bash build.sh
   

 

The 20+ individual commands in the build script (if you would prefer to run them manually) :

========== Commands Start ==========
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install stacer -y
sudo apt-get install xfce4 -y
sudo apt-get install firefox -y
sudo apt-get install xrdp -y
sudo apt-get install gedit -y
sudo apt-get install gnome-software -y
sudo apt-get install gnome-disk-utility -y
sudo apt-get install qdirstat -y
sudo apt-get install synaptic -y
echo xfce4-session | tee /root/.xsession
sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert

#Now Build the swapfile    
cd /
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=1024 status=progress
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

sudo sed -i 's/max_bpp=32/max_bpp=16/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini

sudo sed -i 's/3389/53579/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini

#(please remove the spaces in https that was needed to stop YouTube truncating the line)
wget ht tps://cloudtechlinks.com/V44-Wallpaper -O /usr/share/backgrounds/v44-wallpaper.jpg

sudo passwd root
(password : example paste  se7ye8pc5hs0  )

sudo reboot
========== Commands Start =========

Accessing the fully Built Instance via RDP from :
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     MacOS : How to Use Microsoft Remote Desktop O...
        Chromebook : Remote App Chromebook setup
        Linux : https://opensource.com/article/18/6/l...
        IPhone,IPad ,Android Phone or Tablet : Create a Zorin OS VPS with GUI Deskto...


Now manually :
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Pick Wallpaper in settings,desktop,"backgrounds" folder - style "streched"
Turn off compositing is Settings, Window Manager Tweaks, Compositor tab, untick "Enable Display Compositing"
Turn off Screensaver in Settings, screensaver , screensaver tab
Turn off Screen Lock in Settings, screensaver , screen lock tab






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