Skip to content

Log in to Pelle's remote desktop via a webbrowser

There are multiple ways to log in to Pelle. This page describes how to log in to its remote desktop environment via a web browser.

Procedure

Prefer a video?

Watch the YouTube video Log in to Pelle's remote desktop via a webbrowser

This is a procedure with one step. Most work will be to fulfill all Pelle usage prerequisites.

1. Go to https://pelle-gui.uppmax.uu.se

In a webbrowser, go to https://pelle-gui.uppmax.uu.se.

How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen

2. Fill in your name and password

At https://pelle-gui.uppmax.uu.se fill in your details:

  • In the first field, fill in your UPPMAX username, e.g. sven
  • In the second field, fill in your UPPMAX password
  • Press "Log in" button
How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen with details

3. Fill in your time-based one-time password

The next dialog of https://pelle-gui.uppmax.uu.se asks for a time-based one-time password (TOTP)

  • Fill in the TOTP from your UPPMAX 2FA, e.g. 123456.
How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen with details

4. (sometimes) pick a profile

Sometimes the ThinLinc profile chooser pops up.

At the first dialog, click 'Forward'.

How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen with details

At the second dialog, pick your favorite desktop environment. Both are equally fine.

How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen with details

5. Welcome on Pelle's login node

Welcome on a Pelle login node!

How does that look like?

Pelle website login screen with details

How to behave on a login node

On a login node, one can and should do simple things only: it is a resource shared with all other users on that node.

If you need to do more intense calculations, use the Slurm job scheduler.

If you need to do more intense calculations interactively, use an interactive session.

For tips on how to work with this environment, see the UPPMAX ThinLinc page (as that software is used to do the heavy lifting for that website).