[Yandex Cloud documentation](../index.md) > Yandex Cloud Desktop > Cloud Desktop

# Yandex Cloud Desktop

<em>Yandex Cloud Desktop is at the <a href="../overview/concepts/launch-stages.md">Preview stage</a></em>.

Yandex Cloud Desktop is a service to manage virtual Linux-based <a href="concepts/desktops-and-groups.md">desktop</a> infrastructure.

Use this service to: <ul><li>Quickly create virtual workspaces for new employees.</li> <li>Safely connect remote employees to your corporate network.</li> <li>Allow your employees to work from any modern internet-enabled device, including a privately owned one (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_your_own_device">BYOD</a>).</li> <li>Manage desktop computing resources.</li> <li>Administer desktops remotely.</li> <li>Create desktop groups with the same computing resources and cloud <a href="../vpc/concepts/network.md">network</a>.</li></ul>

Desktop connections are established via the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol">Remote Desktop Protocol</a> (RDP).

# Yandex Cloud Desktop

## Getting started

 - [For admins](quickstart.md)

 - [For users](quickstart-users.md)

## Step-by-step guides

 - [All guides](operations/index.md)

### Desktop groups

 - [Creating a desktop group](operations/desktop-groups/create.md)

 - [Updating a desktop group](operations/desktop-groups/update.md)

 - [Changing desktop group permissions](operations/desktop-groups/update-acl.md)

 - [Deleting a desktop group](operations/desktop-groups/delete.md)

### Desktops

 - [Creating a desktop](operations/desktops/create.md)

 - [Connecting to a desktop](operations/desktops/connect.md)

 - [Resetting a desktop user password](operations/desktops/password-reset.md)

 - [Launching, restarting, and stopping a desktop](operations/desktops/start-stop.md)

 - [Updating a desktop](operations/desktops/update.md)

 - [Updating a desktop](operations/desktops/update-properties.md)

 - [Deleting a desktop](operations/desktops/delete.md)

### Images

 - [Creating an image from a desktop](operations/images/create-from-desktop.md)

 - [Creating a Linux image from a Compute Cloud VM](operations/images/create-from-compute-linux.md)

 - [Creating a Windows image](operations/images/create-from-windows.md)

 - [Changing an image](operations/images/update.md)

 - [Deleting a custom image](operations/images/delete.md)

 - [Viewing logs](operations/logging.md)

 - [Viewing operations with resources](operations/operation-logs.md)

## Tutorials

 - [Configuring printing from Cloud Desktop to a local printer in Linux](tutorials/desktop-linux-printer.md)

## Concepts

 - [Desktops and their groups](concepts/desktops-and-groups.md)

 - [Access control list (ACL)](concepts/acl.md)

 - [Disks](concepts/disks.md)

 - [Images](concepts/images.md)

 - [User desktop showcase](concepts/showcase.md)

 - [Quotas and limits](concepts/limits.md)

 - [Access management](security/index.md)

 - [Pricing policy](pricing.md)

## CLI reference

 - [Overview](cli-ref/index.md)

### desktop

 - [Overview](cli-ref/desktop/index.md)

 - [create](cli-ref/desktop/create.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/desktop/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/desktop/get.md)

 - [get-rdp-file](cli-ref/desktop/get-rdp-file.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/desktop/list.md)

 - [list-operations](cli-ref/desktop/list-operations.md)

 - [reset-password](cli-ref/desktop/reset-password.md)

 - [restart](cli-ref/desktop/restart.md)

 - [start](cli-ref/desktop/start.md)

 - [stop](cli-ref/desktop/stop.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/desktop/update.md)

 - [update-properties](cli-ref/desktop/update-properties.md)

### group

 - [Overview](cli-ref/group/index.md)

 - [add-access-bindings](cli-ref/group/add-access-bindings.md)

 - [create](cli-ref/group/create.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/group/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/group/get.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/group/list.md)

 - [list-access-bindings](cli-ref/group/list-access-bindings.md)

 - [list-desktops](cli-ref/group/list-desktops.md)

 - [list-operations](cli-ref/group/list-operations.md)

 - [remove-access-bindings](cli-ref/group/remove-access-bindings.md)

 - [set-access-bindings](cli-ref/group/set-access-bindings.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/group/update.md)

### image

 - [Overview](cli-ref/image/index.md)

 - [copy](cli-ref/image/copy.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/image/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/image/get.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/image/list.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/image/update.md)

### v0

 - [Overview](cli-ref/v0/index.md)

#### desktop

 - [Overview](cli-ref/v0/desktop/index.md)

 - [create](cli-ref/v0/desktop/create.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/v0/desktop/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/v0/desktop/get.md)

 - [get-rdp-file](cli-ref/v0/desktop/get-rdp-file.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/v0/desktop/list.md)

 - [list-operations](cli-ref/v0/desktop/list-operations.md)

 - [reset-password](cli-ref/v0/desktop/reset-password.md)

 - [restart](cli-ref/v0/desktop/restart.md)

 - [start](cli-ref/v0/desktop/start.md)

 - [stop](cli-ref/v0/desktop/stop.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/v0/desktop/update.md)

 - [update-properties](cli-ref/v0/desktop/update-properties.md)

#### group

 - [Overview](cli-ref/v0/group/index.md)

 - [add-access-bindings](cli-ref/v0/group/add-access-bindings.md)

 - [create](cli-ref/v0/group/create.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/v0/group/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/v0/group/get.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/v0/group/list.md)

 - [list-access-bindings](cli-ref/v0/group/list-access-bindings.md)

 - [list-desktops](cli-ref/v0/group/list-desktops.md)

 - [list-operations](cli-ref/v0/group/list-operations.md)

 - [remove-access-bindings](cli-ref/v0/group/remove-access-bindings.md)

 - [set-access-bindings](cli-ref/v0/group/set-access-bindings.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/v0/group/update.md)

#### image

 - [Overview](cli-ref/v0/image/index.md)

 - [copy](cli-ref/v0/image/copy.md)

 - [delete](cli-ref/v0/image/delete.md)

 - [get](cli-ref/v0/image/get.md)

 - [list](cli-ref/v0/image/list.md)

 - [update](cli-ref/v0/image/update.md)

## API reference

 - [API authentication](api-ref/authentication.md)

### gRPC

 - [Overview](api-ref/grpc/index.md)

#### DesktopGroup

 - [Overview](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/get.md)

 - [List](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/list.md)

 - [ListDesktops](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/listDesktops.md)

 - [ListOperations](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/listOperations.md)

 - [Create](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/create.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/delete.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/update.md)

 - [ListAccessBindings](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/listAccessBindings.md)

 - [SetAccessBindings](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/setAccessBindings.md)

 - [UpdateAccessBindings](api-ref/grpc/DesktopGroup/updateAccessBindings.md)

#### DesktopImage

 - [Overview](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/index.md)

 - [List](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/list.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/get.md)

 - [Copy](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/copy.md)

 - [CopyFromDesktop](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/copyFromDesktop.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/update.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/grpc/DesktopImage/delete.md)

#### Desktop

 - [Overview](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/get.md)

 - [GetRdpFile](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/getRdpFile.md)

 - [List](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/list.md)

 - [ListOperations](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/listOperations.md)

 - [Create](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/create.md)

 - [ResetPassword](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/resetPassword.md)

 - [Restart](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/restart.md)

 - [Start](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/start.md)

 - [Stop](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/stop.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/update.md)

 - [UpdateProperties](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/updateProperties.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/grpc/Desktop/delete.md)

#### Operation

 - [Overview](api-ref/grpc/Operation/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/grpc/Operation/get.md)

 - [Cancel](api-ref/grpc/Operation/cancel.md)

### REST

 - [Overview](api-ref/index.md)

#### DesktopGroup

 - [Overview](api-ref/DesktopGroup/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/DesktopGroup/get.md)

 - [List](api-ref/DesktopGroup/list.md)

 - [ListDesktops](api-ref/DesktopGroup/listDesktops.md)

 - [ListOperations](api-ref/DesktopGroup/listOperations.md)

 - [Create](api-ref/DesktopGroup/create.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/DesktopGroup/delete.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/DesktopGroup/update.md)

 - [ListAccessBindings](api-ref/DesktopGroup/listAccessBindings.md)

 - [SetAccessBindings](api-ref/DesktopGroup/setAccessBindings.md)

 - [UpdateAccessBindings](api-ref/DesktopGroup/updateAccessBindings.md)

#### DesktopImage

 - [Overview](api-ref/DesktopImage/index.md)

 - [List](api-ref/DesktopImage/list.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/DesktopImage/get.md)

 - [Copy](api-ref/DesktopImage/copy.md)

 - [CopyFromDesktop](api-ref/DesktopImage/copyFromDesktop.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/DesktopImage/update.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/DesktopImage/delete.md)

#### Desktop

 - [Overview](api-ref/Desktop/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/Desktop/get.md)

 - [GetRdpFile](api-ref/Desktop/getRdpFile.md)

 - [List](api-ref/Desktop/list.md)

 - [ListOperations](api-ref/Desktop/listOperations.md)

 - [Create](api-ref/Desktop/create.md)

 - [ResetPassword](api-ref/Desktop/resetPassword.md)

 - [Restart](api-ref/Desktop/restart.md)

 - [Start](api-ref/Desktop/start.md)

 - [Stop](api-ref/Desktop/stop.md)

 - [Update](api-ref/Desktop/update.md)

 - [UpdateProperties](api-ref/Desktop/updateProperties.md)

 - [Delete](api-ref/Desktop/delete.md)

#### Operation

 - [Overview](api-ref/Operation/index.md)

 - [Get](api-ref/Operation/get.md)

 - [Cancel](api-ref/Operation/cancel.md)

 - [Cloud Desktop events](at-ref.md)

 - [Release notes](release-notes.md)