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Devbox Linux

Devbox Linux is a developer workstation virtual machine based on Ubuntu with cloud-init support.

Base Image

A cloud-init enabled Ubuntu based qcow2 image is required. You can use this packer template to build the image.

Import Image

sherpa server image import \
  --src devbox-linux-ubuntu-24.04.01.qcow2 \
  --version ubuntu-24.04.01 \
  --model devbox_linux \
  --default

Default Node Parameters

Property Value
Kind Virtual Machine
CPU 1
RAM 1GB
CDROM Driver SATA
DISK virtioa.qcow2
DISK Driver SATA
ZTP Method cloud-init
Management Interface eth0
Data Interfaces eth1
Interface Driver virtio

Example Manifest

name = "devbox-linux"

nodes = [
  { name = "dev01", model = "devbox_linux" },
]

Node Access

sherpa ssh dev01
sherpa console dev01

Notes

  • Approximate time for the system to be ready: 1 minute