Virtualization and Containerization apps such as VirtualBox and Docker require you to enable hardware virtualization. This refers to VT-x on Intel and AMD-V on AMD motherboards. On AMD motherboards AMD-V is enabled by default. However, on Intel motherboards, you will to manually enable VT-x from BIOS / UEFI. In addition … read more
What is Docker, why is it suddenly getting so popular, and how does docker compare to VirtualBox or VMware? Don’t worry we will try to explain all of these in simple terms. We have published extensively on using VirtualBox to build a home server. With docker gaining in popularity, we … read more
OpenFLIXR media server is an all-in-one virtual appliance with a different approach. Instead of using multiple PC’s for different functions and installing everything yourself, OpenFLIXR is a virtual appliance. Everything is pre-installed and configured so it all works out-of-the-box and you won’t have to do the hard work. Plex Media … read more
This complete VirtualBox setup guide will help you install and configure VirtualBox on your device, and let you test various home server operating systems without making permanent alterations to your device. VirtualBox provides a self-contained environment to test your OS, or even run it permanently as an instance within your main OS. … read more
Don’t have an extra PC laying around, no problem, just run a Ubuntu home server on VirtualBox VM. I have been pumping out VirtualBox tutorials over the last two months. Some have asked me if VirtualBox is somehow related to HTPCs. This post will answer that question. This post is … read more
This post, which is a part of my VirtualBox series, shows how to install Ubuntu Server on VirtualBox. I have already shown you how to install Virtual Box on Ubuntu and Windows systems, and how to install Ubuntu Server as home server. This VirtualBox Ubuntu Server guide combines the two … read more
Some times, you may wish to access USB drive in VirtualBox guest OS. If so, you are in luck. VirtualBox shared USB devices are quite easy to setup. We are going assume that you have already setup VirtualBox on your Windows or Linux host OS and VirtualBox guest additions on … read more
If you want even more features on VirtualBox than what Guest Additions offers then you will have to install VirtualBox Extension Pack. We have already showed you how to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu and Windows, install Guest Additions on Windows and Ubuntu, Setup Shared Folder, and Mount Shared folder on … read more
Having shown how to setup VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows, it is now time to see how to update VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows guests. One of the minor annoyances of VirtualBox when compared to VMware is that update method for Guest Additions (known as VMware tools). VirtualBox requires a … read more