CentOS 7 VPS & AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux & CentOS Stream on the SAME VPS by Contabo with RDP

CentOS 7 VPS and AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and CentOS 8 Stream with Desktop all run on the SAME VPS by Contabo. It can then be accessed remotely from windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) , by using the Linux xRDP package. These instructions have been successfully applied also to Contabo's AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and CentOS 8 Stream operating systems, as they are all considered possible upgrade paths for Cent OS 7 instances.

 Contabo Link: https://cloudtechlinks.com/V17-Contabo-Link

Timestamps : 0:00 CloudTech Introduction 0:10 Cent OS 7, Cent OS 8 Stream, AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux Desktops 1:25 The Contabo VPS Signup Process 3.40 The Contabo VPS Control Panel 6.40 Commands to a Build Contabo VM with Desktop via Putty 10.30 Connect to Contabo Instance via RDP 11.45 The YouTube End Screen

Commands used in the Video

  sudo yum install epel-release -y   
  sudo yum update -y
  sudo yum groupinstall "Server with GUI" -y
  sudo yum install xrdp -y 
  sudo nano /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
  sudo systemctl enable xrdp --now
  sudo systemctl status xrdp 
  sudo systemctl enable firewalld --now
  sudo systemctl status firewalld
  sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=63333/tcp --permanent
  sudo systemctl restart firewalld
  sudo firewall-cmd --list-all
  sudo adduser xrdpuser
  sudo passwd xrdpuser     (e.g. 6t3y9o7q9v2e  )
  sudo usermod -aG wheel xrdpuser
  sudo reboot

... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXRM25VGG60