On this page, we will create a virtual machine with Packer and run it with VirtualBox. Packer is a tool to automate virtual machines creation. After the creation, the VM is ready to be imported into VirtualBox.

Install Packer

Install Packer from the Download Page.

Install VirtualBox

Install VirtualBox from the VirtualBox Download Page.

Download goSDN repository

Go into the directory where you want to have this repository.
Get it with SSH:

git clone git@code.fbi.h-da.de:danet/gosdn.git

or with HTTPS:

git clone https://code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gosdn.git

You can find the repository with this link:

https://code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gosdn

Build VM

Go to the directory and build the virtual machine

cd gosdn/lab-vm/vm-with-packer
./pipeline.sh

Access the VM

Open VirtualBox and press CTRL-I and a new window will open. In this window you will add your previously created vm from your filesystem, press next and in the next step import the vm.