Virtualbox Web Server

[open_coder]

I set up an ubuntu web server in a VirtualBox. I need to install joomla to this web server, but I don't know of a way to make the server accessible on my host machine. I tried to just use the ip address in my browser but it didn't work.

So my question is, how to set up Virtual box to have guest machines accessible as a network connection from the host machine?

Thanks in advance,

Alex

[jocampo]

I set up an ubuntu web server in a VirtualBox. I need to install joomla to this web server, but I don't know of a way to make the server accessible on my host machine. I tried to just use the ip address in my browser but it didn't work.

So my question is, how to set up Virtual box to have guest machines accessible as a network connection from the host machine?

Thanks in advance,

Alex

Please use Bridged network option, instead of Nat. It will give a real private IP to your VM but still, you will have connection to "outside" world. With Bridged, your VM NIC will act like a different network card which can communicate and exchange packets with your host.

[open_coder]

Thanks.

[slooksterpsv]

That's actually how I'm using Ubuntu server to try out Web Applications (and creations of my own). If you're serious about having your own dedicated server, you can get a low-end machine for $200 which will do everything you need, if not more.

[ruru]

Please use Bridged network option, instead of Nat

Many thanks! I just spent all morning trying to work this out before I got lucky and found this post. I've now changed the settings for the VirtualBox guest (the server), and all works as it should.

[chinaski]

Please use Bridged network option, instead of Nat

thanks a lot mate

[dsr3]

Late to the game, but thanks for the post! This would've driven me nuts.

[khughitt]

Hmm. I tried setting up a bridged network interface, but only loopback shows up on ifconfig. Any ideas what I could be missing?

[khughitt]

Still no luck. I've tried host networking, and also bridged. Here is my setup:

Host: Ubuntu 10.04 desktop
Guest: Ubuntu 10.10 server
Network: Wireless

Any suggestions? I've read a lot of discussions where people were able to get it working, but I have had no such luck.

[slooksterpsv]

Still no luck. I've tried host networking, and also bridged. Here is my setup:

Host: Ubuntu 10.04 desktop
Guest: Ubuntu 10.10 server
Network: Wireless

Any suggestions? I've read a lot of discussions where people were able to get it working, but I have had no such luck.

A new thread would be better, but here's what we need to check:

1. Make sure you have these two packages installed on your host system (install in terminal like so):

gksudo apt-get install dkms build-essential

2. After those are installed run (in terminal):

gksudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Reboot.
Startup the VM and see if it gives you like an eth1 or that for the vbox ethernet adapter. Let me know if that works.