# How to Run an Ubuntu or Alpine Linux Desktop in a Browser with Webtop

DevFeed: [How to Run an Ubuntu or Alpine Linux Desktop in a Browser with Webtop](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/linux-desktop-inside-of-a-container-inside-of-a-browser-yes-a-webtop-10707.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/webtop-container/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2021-06-20T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>)

Tags: [alpine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alpine.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to configure Webtop, a LinuxServer project that runs an Ubuntu or Alpine Linux desktop inside a container accessible through a browser.

## Source excerpt

Have you ever thought about running a Linux desktop inside of a container? Me neither until I found this awesome project from LinuxServer called Webtops.A webtop is a technology stack that allows you to run Ubuntu or Alpine Linux within a container that is fully accessible from a browser.This allows you to use most Linux features with a container with a fraction of the cost of resources.Join m...