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== Overview ==
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.


=== Virtualizing NixOS ===
== Virtualizing NixOS ==
 
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 ===
 
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.


==== VMware ====
=== VMware ===
 
See [[VMware]] for help using VMware to virtualize NixOS.
See [[VMware]] for help using VMware to virtualize NixOS.


==== microvm.nix ====
=== microvm.nix ===
 
NixOS on NixOS with configurable virtual machine manager: https://github.com/astro/microvm.nix
NixOS on NixOS with configurable virtual machine manager: https://github.com/astro/microvm.nix


=== NixOS as a VM host ===
== NixOS as a VM host ==
 
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====
=== VMware ===
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 ====
=== VirtualBox ===
 
See [[VirtualBox]] for more.
See [[VirtualBox]] for more.


 
=== QEMU/KVM ===
==== QEMU/KVM ====
 
See [[Virt-manager]]
See [[Virt-manager]]


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