Step 1. Get Ubuntu 22.04 VPS
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Create DigitalOcean Droplet using
Ubuntu 22.04
4GB of Memory
root example password f75q21w9Gx
Step 2. In web console : Install XFCE Desktop, XRDP & QEMU
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apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get install xfce4 firefox xrdp gzip -y
apt-get install qemu qemu-utils qemu-system-x86 -y
echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession
Then reboot
Step 3. In RDP : Download Windows & Virtio Drivers ISOs
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get virtio iso - google "windows download virtio drivers"
get windows iso - google "windows iso download"
Fill in qemu-system-x86_64 statement lower down, with names of ISO files
reboot
Step 4. In Web Console : Start Windows Install in QEMU
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qemu-img create -f raw harddisk.raw 24G
qemu-system-x86_64 \
-m 3000M \
-cpu host \
-enable-kvm \
-boot order=d \
-usbdevice tablet \
-drive file=harddisk.raw,format=raw,if=virtio \
-drive file=/root/Downloads/{downloaded-windows}.iso,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/root/Downloads/{downloaded virtio}.iso,media=cdrom \
-vnc :55555
via a VNC Viewer eg. RealVNC {Droplet IP Address}:61455
(Note:5900+55555=61455)
Step 5. In VNC : Install & Configure Windows
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On VirtIO CD Select {windows version}\amd64 folder for ;
a) Balloon - VirtIO Balloon Driver
b) NetKVM - Red Hat Virtio Ethernet Adapter
c) vioRNG - Random Number Generator
d) VioSCSI - Red Hat Virtio SCSI Pass-through contoller
e) VioStor - Red Hat Virtio ScSI Controller
Windows user password eg. G6t4r3e2i9m8
Configuration - When on Desktop :
1) Enable Remote Desktop
2) Change RDP Port from 3389 to 19529
Start the registry editor. ...
In REGEDIT Navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp.
Find PortNumber.
Click Edit, Modify, and then click Decimal.
Type the new port number, and then click OK.
3) In [Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security]
Add New [inbound rule]
to Allow TCP Port 19529 thru Domain, Private & Public Profiles
called "Rule 19529 for RDP"
Disable ALL other INCOMMING RULES
4) IF Current User is called "Administrator", rename to "WinAdmin"
4) Windows Update & restart
5) Clean up C Drive
6) Finally Shut Down
Step 6. In web Console : Gzip Windows Harddisk
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ls -la
df
dd if=harddisk.raw status=progress | gzip | dd of=win_[winversion].gz
(Wait until finished in about 15 minutes)
ls -l
rm harddisk.raw
reboot
Step 7. - Example deploy to a VPS Provider
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In the Destination VM :
lsblk
sudo ssh root@[IP address of Droplet] dd if=win_[winversion].gz | gunzip | sudo dd of=/dev/[sda/vda] status=progress
