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How to install RemoteBox - Manage VirtualBox VMs Remotely

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To install RemoteBox - Manage VirtualBox Vms Remotely

RemoteBox is an open source VirtualBox client application used to manage the VMs remotely with simple interface over the network. It allows the users to connect a headless remote server, which is installed with VirtualBox. Installation of RemoteBox and to manage the VirtualBox VMs is discussed in this manual.

Testing Environment setup

First you need to setup the virtualbox server with virtualbox webservice.

VirtualBox Server Machine : Centos 6.7, IP - 192.168.5.103

RemoteBox Client Machine : Ubuntu 15.10, IP - 192.168.5.213

To Configure VirtualBox Server

Login to the respective user. Then run the below command to create a user for virtualbox.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# useradd rbox
[root@linuxhelp ~]# passwd rbox
Changing password for user rbox.
New password: 
Retype new password: 
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.


Next run the following command to add the virtualbox user to the vboxusers group.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# usermod -a -G vboxusers rbox
Here you need to allow the RemoteBox Port (18083) in the IPtables firewall.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 18083 -j ACCEPT


Now save and restart the iptables firewall with the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# service iptables save
iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[  OK  ]
[root@linuxhelp ~]# service iptables restart
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter mangle na[  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]


Run the below command to create a new configuration file to configure virtualbox web service.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/default/virtualbox
Add the below lines to the file.
Entry:

VBOXWEB_USER=" rbox" 
VBOXWEB_PASSWD=” 123" 
VBOXWEB_TIMEOUT=0
VBOXWEB_LOGFILE=" /var/log/vboxwebservice.log" 
VBOXWEB_HOST=" 192.168.5.103"


Then create the log file with the below command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# touch /var/log/vboxwebservice.log


Here use the following command to change the ownership for the virtualbox user and group.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chown rbox:vboxusers /var/log/vboxwebservice.log


Now start the virtualbox web services with the below given command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# /etc/init.d/vboxweb-service start
Starting VirtualBox web service                            [  OK  ]


Finally enable the virtualbox web services and now the server side is ready for sharing the virtual box service.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# chkconfig vboxweb-service on

To install RemoteBox Client Application

Use the package manager command on the linux distribution to install remotebox.

First download the repository file for remotebox with the below command.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
--2016-08-15 14:37:00--  http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
Resolving archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)... 144.76.200.19
Connecting to archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)|144.76.200.19|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2380 (2.3K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb’ 

getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb      100%[=============================================================================================> ]   2.32K  --.-KB/s   in 0s     

2016-08-15 14:37:01 (205 MB/s) - ‘ getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb’  saved [2380/2380]


Then run the dpkg command to install the deb package.

root@linuxhelp:~# dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package getdeb-repository.
(Reading database ... 176941 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb ...
Unpacking getdeb-repository (0.1-1~getdeb1) ...
Setting up getdeb-repository (0.1-1~getdeb1) ...
--2016-08-15 14:37:43--  http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key
Resolving archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)... 144.76.200.19
Connecting to archive.getdeb.net (archive.getdeb.net)|144.76.200.19|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1682 (1.6K) [application/pgp-keys]
Saving to: ‘ STDOUT’ 

-                                            100%[=============================================================================================> ]   1.64K  --.-KB/s   in 0s     

2016-08-15 14:37:43 (74.3 MB/s) - written to stdout [1682/1682]

OK


Next use the below command to add the key to your system.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
OK


Now update the repositories with the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                                     
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/main Sources                                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                         
Get:1 http://archive.getdeb.net wily-getdeb InRelease [8,141 B]                                
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/restricted Sources                                           
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources                                  
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/universe Sources                                             
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/restricted Sources
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.
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe i386 Packages                                                                                                          
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse i386 Packages                                                                                                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main Translation-en                                                                                                             
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse Translation-en                                                                                                       
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en                                                                                                       
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                                                                                                         
Fetched 142 kB in 13s (10.8 kB/s)                                                                                                                                               
Reading package lists... Done


Its time to install remotebox with apt-get-install command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install remotebox -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  freerdp-x11 libcairo-perl libclass-inspector-perl libconvert-binhex-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl libfreerdp-rail1.1 libglib-perl libgssglue1 libgtk2-perl libio-sessiondata-perl
  libmime-tools-perl libossp-uuid-perl libossp-uuid16 libpango-perl libsoap-lite-perl libtask-weaken-perl libxfreerdp-client1.1 libxmlrpc-lite-perl rdesktop
.
.
.
Setting up libio-sessiondata-perl (1.03-1) ...
Setting up libmime-tools-perl (5.505-1) ...
Setting up libossp-uuid-perl (1.6.2-1.5build1) ...
Setting up libtask-weaken-perl (1.04-1) ...
Setting up libsoap-lite-perl (1.11-1) ...
Setting up libxmlrpc-lite-perl (0.717-1) ...
Setting up rdesktop (1.8.3-1) ...
Setting up remotebox (2.0-1~getdeb1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...


After installing, open the Unity Dash and type remotebox in the search bar to open the remotebox application.

open_remotebox

Homepage of RemoteBox will display as shown below. Here click on Connect option to connect VirtualBox Server.

RemoteBox

Enter the following credentials, which is already generated in the terminal.

virtualbos_server

Guest_details

If you want to create new guest VM, click on new option and follow the below given steps.

new guest VM

New_Guest

Guest_Summary

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

Does RemoteBox support Teleport?

A

No, not at this time. It is unlikely RemoteBox will ever support this feature.

Q

What are the main terms of using the remote box -?

A

RemoteBox is an open source VirtualBox client application used to manage the VMs remotely with simple interface over the network. It allows the users to connect a headless remote server, whic

Q

Whether can I install remotebox on CentOS?

A

For the installation of Remotebox on CentOS, use the following link as given below "http://remotebox.knobgoblin.org.uk/installrhel.cgi"

Q

Can I convert a hard disk image to another format in Remotebox?

A

Yes. Open the VMM and ensure the “Hard Disk” tab is select. Choose the hard disk to want to copy and convert. Select the “Copy & Convert” option and select the format you require. You will be

Q

What are the features of the RemoteBox?

A

Here I have to give some of the features for the RemoteBox,
It’s completely free and open source;
It manages both Oracle VirtualBox, and it’s guests;
No Webserver needed;
It is written using Perl, so there is no need of compilation;
Can easily view and interact with guests via RDP, including sound and clipboard;
Create and edit guests;
We can confi

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