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SigmaSquadron: Refactor page: split tables, improve introduction

2024-10-27T22:15:21Z

Refactor page: split tables, improve introduction

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	This ~~guide~~ page exists to ~~point out~~ resources related to ~~virtualization~~ in the Nix ecosystem.		This category page exists to list resources related to <strong>virtualisation</strong> in the Nix ecosystem.

	You can use		== Overview ==

			You can use the following technologies for classic virtualisation on NixOS. You can also use [[:Category:Container\|containers]], though they come with their own advantages and drawbacks.

	* QEMU/KVM (see [[Virt-manager]])		* QEMU/KVM (see [[Virt-manager]])
	* [[VirtualBox]]		* [[VirtualBox]]
	* [[VMware]]		* [[VMware]]
			* The [[Xen Project Hypervisor]]

	~~for virtualization. You can use [[:Category:Container\|containers]] as well.~~
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+~~Install of~~ host ~~and install of guest additions~~		\|+Installing a hypervisor on the host system.
	!~~NixOS host~~		!Hypervisor
	~~!NixOS guest~~		!Code snippet to be added to <code>configuration.nix</code>
	!Code
	\|-		\|-
	\|QEMU/KVM		\|QEMU/KVM
	\|		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	\|~~virtualisation~~.~~libvirtd.enable = true;~~		<nowiki>
	<nowiki>~~#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment~~		{
			virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
	~~programs~~.~~virt-manager~~.enable = true; ~~# can be used to manage non-local hosts as well~~

			# if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment
			programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|Xen Project Hypervisor		\|Xen Project Hypervisor
	\|		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	\|virtualisation.xen.enable = true;		<nowiki>
			{
			virtualisation.xen.enable = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|VirtualBox		\|VirtualBox
	\|		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;		<nowiki>
	users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "~~user-with-access-to-virtualbox~~" ]; ~~<nowiki>~~#~~</nowiki> unfree~~ Extension Pack nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;		{
			virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
			users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "username" ];

			# Non-free Extension Pack
			nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
			virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|VMware		\|VMware
	\|		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;		<nowiki>
			{
			virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
			\|}

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+Installing the appropriate guest utilities on a virtualised system.
			!Hypervisor the guest is running on
			!Code snippet to be added to the guest's <code>configuration.nix</code>
	\|-		\|-
	\|
	\|QEMU/KVM		\|QEMU/KVM
	\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;		<nowiki>
			{
			services.qemuGuest.enable =true;
			services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|
	\|VirtualBox		\|VirtualBox
	\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;		<nowiki>
			{
			virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
			virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|
	\|VMware		\|VMware
	\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];		\|{{file\|configuration.nix\|nix\|
	virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;		<nowiki>
			{
			services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];
			virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|
	\|microvm.nix		\|microvm.nix
	\|~~see~~ https://github.~~com~~/~~astro~~/~~microvm~~.nix		\|Consult the [https://astro.github.io/microvm.nix/ MicroVM.nix documentation]
	\|}

	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:Desktop]]		[[Category:Desktop]]
	[[Category:Server]]		[[Category:Server]]

SigmaSquadron: Add Xen Hypervisor dom0 to hypervisors table.

2024-10-27T19:56:59Z

Add Xen Hypervisor dom0 to hypervisors table.

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	programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well		programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well

			\|-
			\|Xen Project Hypervisor
			\|
			\|virtualisation.xen.enable = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|VirtualBox		\|VirtualBox
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	\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;		\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
	users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ]; <nowiki>#</nowiki> unfree Extension Pack nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;		users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ]; <nowiki>#</nowiki> unfree Extension Pack nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|VMware		\|VMware
	\|		\|
	\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;		\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;		\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;
	services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;		services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;		\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
	virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;		virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];		\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];
	virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;		virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;

	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|

Klinger at 09:44, 2 May 2024

2024-05-02T09:44:11Z

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	~~See [[:Category:Virtualization]]~~This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.		This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.

	You can use		You can use

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2024-05-02T09:43:58Z

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	See [[:Category:Virtualization]]		See [[:Category:Virtualization]]This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.

			You can use

			* QEMU/KVM (see [[Virt-manager]])
			* [[VirtualBox]]
			* [[VMware]]

			for virtualization. You can use [[:Category:Container\|containers]] as well.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+Install of host and install of guest additions
			!NixOS host
			!NixOS guest
			!Code
			\|-
			\|QEMU/KVM
			\|
			\|virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
			<nowiki>#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment

			programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well
			\|-
			\|VirtualBox
			\|
			\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
			users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ]; <nowiki>#</nowiki> unfree Extension Pack nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;
			\|-
			\|VMware
			\|
			\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|QEMU/KVM
			\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;
			services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|VirtualBox
			\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
			virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|VMware
			\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];
			virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|microvm.nix
			\|see https://github.com/astro/microvm.nix
			\|}

			[[Category:Software]]
			[[Category:Desktop]]
			[[Category:Server]]

Klinger: Klinger moved page Virtualization to Category:Virtualization: no longer needed, now its better to use the virtualization category for overview-type-information.

2024-05-02T09:43:17Z

Klinger moved page Virtualization to Category:Virtualization: no longer needed, now its better to use the virtualization category for overview-type-information.

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Klinger at 17:18, 24 April 2024

2024-04-24T17:18:27Z

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		See [[:Category:Virtualization]]

Klinger: not necessary anymore

2024-04-24T17:10:34Z

not necessary anymore

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	~~This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.~~

	~~You can use~~

	* QEMU/KVM (see [[Virt-manager]])
	* [[VirtualBox]]
	* [[VMware]]

	~~for virtualization. You can use [[Containers]] as well.~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~\|+Install of host and install of guest additions~~
	~~!NixOS host~~
	~~!NixOS guest~~
	~~!Code~~
	\|-
	~~\|QEMU/KVM~~
	\|
	~~\|virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;~~
	~~<nowiki>#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment~~

	~~programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well~~
	\|-
	~~\|VirtualBox~~
	\|
	~~\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;~~
	~~users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ];~~
	~~<nowiki>#</nowiki> unfree Extension Pack~~
	~~nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;~~
	~~virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;~~
	\|-
	~~\|VMware~~
	\|
	~~\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;~~
	\|-
	\|
	~~\|QEMU/KVM~~
	~~\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;~~
	~~services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;~~
	\|-
	\|
	~~\|VirtualBox~~
	~~\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;~~
	~~virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;~~
	\|-
	\|
	~~\|VMware~~
	~~\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];~~
	~~virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;~~
	\|-
	\|
	~~\|microvm.nix~~
	~~\|see https://github.com/astro/microvm.nix~~
	\|}


	~~[[Category:Guide]]~~
	~~[[Category:Virtualization]]~~

Klinger at 17:05, 24 April 2024

2024-04-24T17:05:29Z

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	\|virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;		\|virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
	<nowiki>#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment		<nowiki>#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment

	programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well		programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well
	\|-		\|-

Klinger at 17:05, 24 April 2024

2024-04-24T17:05:02Z

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	\|QEMU/KVM		\|QEMU/KVM
	\|		\|
	\|		\|virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
			<nowiki>#</nowiki> if you use libvirtd on a desktop environment
			programs.virt-manager.enable = true; # can be used to manage non-local hosts as well
	\|-		\|-
	\|VirtualBox		\|VirtualBox

Klinger: Organized in a table. The most important configuration options added.

2024-04-24T17:02:36Z

Organized in a table. The most important configuration options added.

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	This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.		This guide page exists to point out resources related to virtualization in the Nix ecosystem.

	~~== NixOS as VM guest ==~~		You can use
	~~This section is for information about running NixOS as a guest virtual machine.~~

	~~===~~ VirtualBox ~~as host ===~~		* QEMU/KVM (see [[Virt-manager]])
	~~NixOS.org hosts an~~ [~~https://nixos.org/download.html#nixos-virtualbox official VirtualBox virtual appliance image~~] ~~in OVA format. It is also possible to install via install image.~~		* [[VirtualBox]]
			* [[VMware]]

	~~=== VMware as host ===~~		for virtualization. You can use [[Containers]] as well.
	~~See~~ [[~~VMware~~]] ~~for help using VMware to virtualize NixOS~~.		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+Install of host and install of guest additions
	~~=== microvm.nix ===~~		!NixOS host
	NixOS on NixOS ~~with configurable virtual machine manager: https:~~/~~/github~~.~~com/astro/microvm~~.~~nix~~		!NixOS guest
			!Code
	~~== NixOS as a VM~~ host ==		\|-
	~~This section covers if you want~~ to ~~run virtual machines from within Nix(OS).~~		\|QEMU/KVM
			\|
	==~~= running~~ VMware ~~host on NixOS ===~~		\|
	~~1. In your configuration.nix add the following line~~		\|-
	~~<code>~~ virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true; </~~code>~~		\|VirtualBox
			\|
	2. ~~reboot~~		\|virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
			users.extraGroups.vboxusers.members = [ "user-with-access-to-virtualbox" ];
	~~=== running~~ VirtualBox ~~host on NixOS~~ ===		<nowiki>#</nowiki> unfree Extension Pack
	~~See~~ [~~[VirtualBox~~]~~] for more~~.		nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
			virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack = true;
	~~=== running QEMU~~/~~KVM host on NixOS ===~~		\|-
	~~See [[Virt-manager]]~~		\|VMware
			\|
			\|virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|QEMU/KVM
			\|services.qemuGuest.enable =true;
			services.spice-vdagentd.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|VirtualBox
			\|virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
			virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.x11 = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|VMware
			\|services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vmware" ];
			virtualisation.vmware.guest.enable = true;
			\|-
			\|
			\|microvm.nix
			\|see https://github.com/astro/microvm.nix
			\|}


	[[Category:Guide]]		[[Category:Guide]]
	[[Category:Virtualization]]		[[Category:Virtualization]]