Sign in from a browser
The Peios desktop runs on the Peios machine and is displayed in your browser. To open it, you need the machine's address, the port it is configured to listen on, and an account on that machine.
If you have just installed Peios with the graphical or text installer, complete First-boot setup first. On a live installation medium, follow Install on a PC instead: the installer and its temporary account are different from a normal sign-in.
1. Open the machine's address #
Open https://<machine-address>:7780, replacing <machine-address>
with the machine's address or name. Use the configured port if an
administrator changed it.
The desktop service, GXWI, serves HTTPS only. An HTTP request is redirected to HTTPS; it does not serve an unencrypted desktop.
2. Verify the certificate before entering credentials #
Each machine creates its own certificate. A browser does not initially know whether to trust it, so a warning on first use is expected.
Follow The machine's certificate to compare the browser's SHA-256 fingerprint with the fingerprint shown at the machine's own console. Do not use a page received over the connection you are trying to verify as the source of that fingerprint. If the fingerprints differ, do not sign in.
That guide also explains importing the certificate, name mismatches, renewal and why a live medium presents a new certificate after each boot.
3. Sign in and choose your task #
Sign in with an account on this machine. The desktop and its tools use that account's authority; machine-wide changes may require an administrator account or specifically delegated access.
- Desktop Settings changes your wallpaper, clock, dock, shortcuts and default applications.
- Manage the machine points to software, services, accounts, networking and storage tasks.
- Troubleshoot a problem covers reachability, refused sign-in and missing records.
If the machine shows an installation or setup overlay instead of a sign-in screen, follow that flow's guide. While an overlay is configured, normal sign-in and desktops are unavailable.
GXWI replaces Atrium #
GXWI completely replaces Atrium. Use the HTTPS connection and certificate verification steps above; the old Atrium connection and application instructions are retired.