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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some frequently asked questions asked about CollabVM.

Q. What is CollabVM?

A. CollabVM is a website that lets you control several virtualized machines via your web browser, for fun, testing, and overall entertainment.

Q. How do I use this website?

A. Just click on the screen and wait for your turn. If there are no turns you will be given one automatically.

Q. The VM is really messed up, slow, or Windows will no longer start, now what?

A. If the VM will no longer start or is really messed up, you should click the "Vote for Reset" button to vote for a reset. If it succeeds, this will reset the VM to a clean, non-messed up state. If the VM really needs a manual reset or the vote reset is broken email me at rightowner@gmail.com.

Q. Some names have a blue or yellow background color, what does that mean?

A. A blue background color means that person is the one who is currently in control of the virtual machine. Anybody waiting for a turn will receive a yellow background color. If they have not requested a turn yet, they won't have any background color.

Q. Some names have a red, black, or gray-colored username, what does this mean?

A. A red username means that user is an administrator. A black username means they are registered and logged in. Gray means they are not registered or not logged in.

Q. What happens if the computer is shut down?

A. I have made it so turning off the computer is pretty hard. If it is bypassed however nothing happens, it just restarts even if "Shut Down" is clicked.

Q. Why won't CollabVM load for me? What's wrong?

A. If it doesn't load, please make sure you do not have any of the following addons installed:

NoScript

uMatrix

Ghostery is also known to affect some users of CollabVM

If you have any of these addons installed, make an exception for CollabVM in them and try connecting again.

If you don't have any of those add-ons installed, the servers may be down. Please contact me at computernewbab@gmail.com.

An unlikely sceneraio is that you may be banned from CollabVM. To test this, you can use a VPN/proxy to connect. (If you are banned, please do not use a VPN/Proxy to control the virtual machine unless you have my explicit permission. Only do this to check if you are banned.)

If you are banned, please contact me and we can see if we can sort it out.

Q. What exactly is "off-limits"? Can I be banned?

A. It is possible to be banned, although it's pretty difficult to do so. Read the rules if you are concerned about them.

Q. It's asking me to login to the computer. What is the password?

A. By default, there is no password on the computer, not on the Administrator account, nor the default "Dartz" account. If there is one, somebody put it there. If you cannot login just email me at computernewbab@gmail.com and I'll fix it.

Q. Who coded and designed CollabVM?

A. CollabVM was written by Cosmic Sans. The site was designed by Cosmic Sans and Dartz.

Q. It's stuck at a blank screen and on the top left it says "serial console" or "parallel console", help?

A. Press CTRL + ALT + 1 to get out of it.

Q. The keyboard is stuck or is opening shortcuts, help?

A. Press CTRL and ALT at the same time on your physical keyboard, this should unstick the keys. If Windows key is held down, press that as well. If that doesn't work try using the Keyboard button on the website to unstick the keys.

Q. Is it safe to view this at work, school, etc?

A. Sometimes, sometimes not. If a VM has NSFW content prohibited it will be designated as "Safe for Work" (visible by clicking "Details" in the filter), however this does not stop anyone from opening something NSFW. It is best to not use CollabVM at your school or workplace.

Q. Will I break the VM if I go to http://computernewb.com/collab-vm/ on it?

A. No, the VM will continue to operate perfectly fine, even if you request a turn, it will be fine (although the cursor will just stay there during its turn).

Q. How is this all hosted?

A. This VM is hosted from a DataWagon server with 72 GB of RAM, using a fork of Guacamole and a custom server.

Q. Is the project open source?

A. Yes, the source code for the server may be found here.




Latest News

Get the latest news about Collab VM!

2/17/2020 - "COLLABVM 2.0"

lol updated for the first time in 4 years
also cvm 2 is out

-CHOCOLATEMAN

1/14/2016 - "OMG THEMES?"

Good evening everyone. You may have noticed on the Navbar there is a new option called "Themes". Yes, it's true. Starting
today, collab-vm officially supports a multitude of themes. This includes the classic theme, a dark theme, a XP-like theme, and a few others.
We hope you enjoy and in the future we will probably add an option to customize your own. Enjoy it!

-Dartz

12/21/2015 - "Collab VM 1.1 released!"

Good evening everybody.

Today, me (Dartz) and Cosmic Sans (a good friend & the main coder) have officially released
Collab VM 1.1. Collab VM 1.1 has several updates to enhance the experience of this site.
Read more at the reddit post here

We really hope you enjoy this update!

-Dartz




Rules

Here are the rules for CollabVM. If you break any of them, expect a ban.

R1. Don't violate the law.

Do not use the VMs to violate United States federal law, New York state law, or international law. If CollabVM becomes aware of a crime that has been committed through its service, you will be immediately banned and your activity may be reported to the police if necessary.
CollabVM is required by law to notify law enforcement agencies if it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through its network.
(P.S: Basically every VPN service, both free and commercial, will forward your details to law enforcement if they are asked to, even if they claim to keep "no logs". Don't try it, buckaroo.)

R2. No running DDoSing tools.

Do not use CollabVM to DDoS an indivdiual, business, company, or anyone else.

R3. No *coin miners.

Do not mine any cryptocurrency using CollabVM.

R4. No email spamming.

Do not spam any emails using this service.

R5. Do not abuse any exploits.

Do not abuse any exploits you find. Instead, report them to me at computernewbab@gmail.com. NOTE: RATs, TeamViewer, and other tools do not count as "exploiting" or "cheating".

R6. Don't impersonate other users.

Do not impersonate other members of CollabVM. If caught you'll be temporarily disconnected and banned if necessary.

R7. One vote per person.

Do not use any methods to vote more than one time during a Vote for Reset. Only one vote per person is allowed, no matter what. Anybody who is caught doing this will be warned, then banned.

R8. You're responsible for what you do on the VMs.

CollabVM is considered a proxy service by law. By using this service, you agree that you acknowledge that everything you do on these virtual machines is logged, and you are OK with your IP Address, Username, and all actions done on the virtual machine being logged. You agree that you are responsible for any actions that you perform while you are using any of the virtual machines.

Bot Rules

These rules apply to all bots and automated scripts.

R1. No performing destructive actions constantly.

Any bot/automated script may not destroy the VM or render it unusable constantly. This includes bots that spam massive amounts of keyboard/mouse input. They are allowed to take turns and perform non-destructive actions, however.

R2. No participating in vote resets.

Any bot/automated script may not start or participate in vote resets. This includes commands which allow it to vote yes/no or start a vote reset.

R3. No responding without user consent.

A user must have to specify something, i.e. a direct message (@ChatBot), command prefix (e.g. +help), or something similar - bots/Automated scripts may not respond to every message.

R4. Bots/Automated scripts must follow all user rules.

Bots/Automated scripts must follow all rules above the Bot Rules in addition to these rules.
Bots/Automated scripts may have any command so long as it follows the above rules.




Donations


A few people asked me to put up a donate button, so here you go. Do you like Collab VM? Do you want to donate to the developers of the project? You can do so by clicking the button below. Please note that Collab VM is a completely free service! You have no obligation to donate even if you use the virtual machine a lot. Just going to the website is enough support. Only donate if you really want.

Soon there will be donor features, which will include longer turns, a colored name, and other things.

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