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Note: this patch introduces an incompatibility in the `linuxkit run vbox` arguments. It wasn't impossible to specify more than one network adapter to the `linuxkit run vbox` command. This patch allows to specify more than one `-networking` argument to specify different network adapters. For instance: ~~~sh linuxkit run vbox -networking type=nat -networking type=hostonly,adapter=vboxnet0 ~~~ will setup the VM with 2 NICs. It is also possible to get rid of the `type` argument. Signed-off-by: Brice Figureau <brice@daysofwonder.com>
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# LinuxKit with VirtualBox
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LinuxKit can run using Oracle VirtualBox. This should work on OSX, Linux
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and Windows. The standard install should be sufficient.
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NB: Windows support is not currently working but should be fixed soon.
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## Boot
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The Virtualbox backend currently supports booting from disks or ISOs.
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It should work with either BIOS (default) or EFI
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(with `linuxkit run vbox --uefi ...`).
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## Console
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With `linuxkit run vbox` the serial console is redirected to
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stdio, providing interactive access to the VM.
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## Disks
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The Virtualbox backend support configuring a persistent disk using the
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standard `linuxkit` `-disk` syntax. Multiple disks are
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supported and can be created in `raw` format; other formats that VirtualBox
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supports can be attached. Note that additional drives are attached to the
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SATA Controller, unlike the VM disk which is on the IDE Controller.
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## Networking
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You can select the networking mode, which defaults to the standard `nat`, by using the
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`-networking` command-line option. Some networking modes (`hostonly`, `bridge`) will require
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the additional `adapter` parameter to the `-networking` option:
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~~~
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-networking hostonly,adapter=vboxnet0
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~~~
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You can specify more than one `-networking` option to setup multiple adapters. It is
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recommended to setup the first adapter as `nat`.
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