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Linux Servers on VirtualBox

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Introduction

0:44 with Jay McGavren

Today we're going to show you how to set up a Linux server running as a virtual machine on your development computer. This is a great way to set up a sandbox where you can try out deploying your applications. There's a lot of different virtualization software out there, but we're going to use VirtualBox because it's free, open-source, and easy to use. Likewise, there are lots of different Linux distributions we could install, but we've chosen Ubuntu because it's commonly used.

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Today we're going to show you how to set up a Linux server running as a virtual 0:04
    machine on your development computer. 0:08
    This is a great way to set up a sandbox where you can try out 0:10
    deploying your applications. 0:13
    There's a lot of different virtualization software out there, but 0:15
    we're going to use VirtualBox because it's free, open source, and easy to use. 0:18
    Likewise, there are lots of different Linux distributions we could install. 0:23
    But we've chosen Ubuntu because it's commonly used. 0:26
    Although you can't do any real harm with this process, 0:29
    there's a fair number of things that can go wrong. 0:32
    You may also find that the screens presented to you don't exactly match 0:34
    what's in the video. 0:37
    Be sure to check the teacher's notes for troubleshooting tips and for 0:38
    info on virtualization in general. 0:41

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