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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 == | ||
This section is for information about running NixOS as a guest virtual machine. | This section is for information about running NixOS as a guest virtual machine. | ||
=== VirtualBox === | === VirtualBox as host === | ||
NixOS.org hosts an [https://nixos.org/download.html#nixos-virtualbox official VirtualBox virtual appliance image] in OVA format. | 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. | ||
=== VMware === | === VMware as host === | ||
See [[VMware]] for help using VMware to virtualize NixOS. | See [[VMware]] for help using VMware to virtualize NixOS. | ||
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This section covers if you want to run virtual machines from within Nix(OS). | This section covers if you want to run virtual machines from within Nix(OS). | ||
=== VMware === | === running VMware host on NixOS === | ||
1. In your configuration.nix add the following line | 1. In your configuration.nix add the following line | ||
<code> virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true; </code> | <code> virtualisation.vmware.host.enable = true; </code> | ||
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2. reboot | 2. reboot | ||
=== VirtualBox === | === running VirtualBox host on NixOS === | ||
See [[VirtualBox]] for more. | See [[VirtualBox]] for more. | ||
=== QEMU/KVM === | === running QEMU/KVM host on NixOS === | ||
See [[Virt-manager]] | See [[Virt-manager]] | ||