How to Setup Ubuntu Server in Virtual Box

For this, we'll be needing an Ubuntu ISO file. I opted for 64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image which can be downloaded here.

The main reason I'm creating the VM is to install and test DefectDojo in a Virtual Machine.

1. Open Virtual Box and click on New

2. Set the name of the VM

3. For RAM, I opted for 2GB.

4. Select Create a virtual hard disk now for the Ubuntu Server Image

5. Since, I only plan to use the image in Virtual Box, I selected VDI which is the default format used by Oracle.

   • Oracle: VDI
   • Microsoft: VHD
   • VMWare: VMDK

6. Select the Dynamically allocated option to avoid occupying unused virtual disk sectors.

7. I set the maximum virtual hard disk size to 10.00 GB

8. Start the VM.

9. Select the server install image file (ubuntu-16.04.7-server-amd64.iso) and click Start

10. Install Ubuntu Server

11. Login  🚀

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Reference

• Oracle® VM VirtualBoxUser Manual for Release 6.0: 5.2. Disk Image Files (VDI, VMDK, VHD, HDD)