ms-jpq / mol

Minimal hardware accelerated `curl -- linux.iso | qemu-system-aarch64` scripts.

MoL

Minimal hardware accelerated curl -- ubuntu.iso | qemu-system-aarch64 scripts.

• SSH connection

• ROOT password (root)

• ROOT partition expansion

Dependencies

brew install -- qemu bash gnu-getopt make flock socat

Usage

# The `--` are required to distinguish convenience / raw qemu args
./main.sh ACTION [-n --name NAME='vm'] [-f --fork UPSTREAM] [--os OS] [--vnc] -- ...convenience args -- ...raw qemu args

Action	Description
n | new	create VM, optionally from --fork UPSTREAM
r | run	run VM
l | ls	list VMs
rm | remove	remove VM
pin	protect VM from rm
unpin	safety-off
c | console	connect to VM serial console (only if VM is started without one)
s | ssh	connect to VM via SSH
m | monitor	connect to qemu text console
v | vnc	connect to VNC display (if VM was provisioned one)
q | qmp	connect to qemu JSON console

Convenience Arguments

Arg	Description	Default
--cpu	# cores	physical cpus / 2
--mem	memory	1G

Files

./main.sh will create a VM @ ./var/$NAME.$OS.vm (ROOT)

• $ROOT/ssh.conn in addition to console output will contain the path of SSH socket

• rm on a running VM will fail. Running VMs are protected via flock $ROOT

Serial Console

• You will have to PRESS THE ENTER KEY before you see anything, the OS is waiting for your input.

• root user's password is root