Install the CLI, sign in, create a Kiste, open its desktop and stop it again.
This takes about five minutes. You need a Kiste account and a computer with macOS, Linux or Windows.
Early access
Kiste is in early access. Accounts are created by invitation; request one at kiste.run. Using Kiste is free during early access.
Install the CLI
On macOS and Linux:
The installer checks the release signature and the checksum before it installs
kiste (and kst, the short name) into ~/.local/bin. Windows and other
options are in Install the CLI.
Sign in
Your browser opens the Kiste console at console.kiste.run. Sign in if you aren't already and approve the computer. Back in the terminal, the CLI is signed in, and this computer's SSH key has been added to your account, so every Kiste accepts it.
Create your first Kiste
The Kiste starts in seconds and you land in its shell as root. Try a few
things:
exit leaves the shell; the Kiste keeps running. Because you created it last,
it is now your current Kiste, so the following commands need no name.
Run a command from outside
exec runs a program in the Kiste and returns its exact output and exit
status, which makes it the tool for scripts and agents.
Open the desktop
Your browser opens the Kiste's GNOME desktop at desktop.kiste.run. The link works only in browsers signed in to your account. Desktop explains the viewer.
Stop it
The Kiste saves its memory and stops; it uses no compute while stopped. Bring it back exactly as it was:
Without --snapshot, kiste stop shuts down cleanly and the next start is a
fresh boot from the same disk.
What next
- Shell completions that know your Kisten by name:
source <(kiste completions zsh)in~/.zshrc. - Reach Kisten from
ssh,scpand VS Code: SSH configuration and editors. - Publish a web app:
kiste stream 3000, see Kiste Stream. - Everything about Kisten: Kisten.