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tiCrypt 2.18.1

Virtual Machines Table

ResearcherRequires: User, Sub-admin, or Admin role
Permission requirements
  • Virtual Machines
    • View their drives
    • Create drives
    • Edit drives (name and backup setting)
    • Get drive keys (needed to share and attach drives)
    • Share drives
    • Attach drives to VMs
    • Detach drives from VMs
    • View the VM hardware setups available to them
    • View their VM configurations and those shared with them
    • Create and edit VM configurations
    • Start VMs from VM configurations
    • Force-stop VMs started from VM configurations
    • View their own VM username
    • View other users' VM usernames (needed to share VMs)
    • Let their VMs transfer files straight to their Vault
    • View their VMs and VMs shared with them
    • Start VMs without a VM configuration
    • Connect to their VMs and VMs shared with them
    • Share VMs with other users
    • Shut down their VMs
  • VM Administration
    • View all VM configurations
    • Edit any VM configuration
    • Delete any VM configuration
    • Change any user's VM username
    • View the logs of any VM
  • Miscellaneous
    • Transfer ownership of their files and drives

Virtual machines in tiCrypt provide isolated, encrypted compute environments for working with sensitive data. Each VM boots from a clean image that resets on every restart, preventing persistent malware. Your data persists on encrypted drives that only you (and users you explicitly share with) can decrypt. The server infrastructure and administrators cannot access drive contents.

IconStatusDescription
ConnectThe VM is running and you are not connected; click the row or the icon to connect
ConnectedYou are connected to the VM; click the icon to disconnect
No ConnectionThe VM is running but cannot be connected to; the icon is disabled and the state dot reads "VM is running but cannot be connected to (no websocket endpoint available)"
Starting or StoppingA spinner shows while the VM starts or shuts down
Start VMThe configuration is stopped; click the icon to start it
RunningThe VM is running
StoppedThe VM is not running
ErrorThe VM is running but its connection reported an error; hover over the dot to read it
UnknownThe VM's state cannot be determined, for example while it is suspended
OwnerYou own the VM
Co-ownerYou co-own the VM with one or more users
Shared with youThe VM is owned by another user but shared with you
FIPS enabledFIPS mode enabled by the VM Controller
VM hardware setup no longer availableThe configuration's hardware setup was deleted or is no longer accessible to you; open the configuration and choose a valid hardware setup. The table view reads Hardware profile missing or inaccessible

The VM list does not show whether a hardware setup is in debug mode. Debug mode appears as a red bug icon in the hardware setup picker of the configuration form, and as Debug mode on the hardware setup card of a stopped configuration.

View Your Virtual Machines​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the VMs section on the top left panel.
  3. View your virtual machines in the left panel.
  4. Optionally, use the view selector under the list to switch between List view and Table view.
  5. Click a virtual machine to open it in the right panel.

The list shows the configurations you own and the ones shared with you. Until you select one, the right panel reads "No item selected". If you have none, the list reads "No Virtual Machines To Show".

The list is sorted in this order:

  • Pinned VMs: pinned configurations come first, in alphabetical order.
  • Running VMs: running configurations come next.
  • Everything else: the remaining configurations follow in alphabetical order.

The following table describes the two views of the list.

ViewSearch and filtersColumns
List viewSearch VMs... and RefreshEach row shows the state dot, name, hardware setup, ownership chips, and a ⋮ menu
Table viewA filter selector with Filter by Name (Search VMs...), Filter by OS (All, Windows, Linux), Filter by Hardware Config, Filter by Project, and Filter by State (All States, Stopped, Starting, Running, Suspended, Stopping, No Connection), plus RefreshName, Hardware setup, Project

The view you choose also applies to the Drives section.

Locked virtual machines​

A configuration tagged with a project in which your membership is not active appears greyed out. You cannot open it, its ⋮ menu, pin, and power buttons are disabled, and right-click does nothing. Once your membership in the project is active again, the row unlocks. For more information, see Projects and Quotas.

Running VM menu​

The ⋮ menu next to a running VM offers shortcuts to the actions of the running VM panel. They are disabled until you are connected to the VM.

  • Open remote application: opens the remote desktop connection. For more information, see Connect and Access.
  • Transfer files to/from Vault: opens the File Transfer window. For more information, see File Operations.
  • File explorer: opens the VM File Explorer.
  • Open SFTP pathway: opens the SFTP connection details for the VM.
  • Open Terminal Hub: opens the terminal hub. For more information, see Terminals.

Pin or Unpin Your Virtual Machines​

  1. Go to the Virtual Machines icon in the top left taskbar.
  2. Click the VMs section on the top left panel.
  3. In the left table, click Pin VM next to the VM you want to pin.
  4. Click Unpin VM next to the VM you want to unpin.
tip
  • Pin the VMs you use most frequently for quicker access.
  • Pins are preserved even if you rename the VM.
  • Pins are stored in this browser for your account, so they do not follow you to another browser or device.

For detailed instructions on specific VM tasks, see these dedicated pages: