Apache on Ubuntu inside of VirtualBox Headless

Ubuntu LAMP Headless

1. Install PUTTY or SSH utility (optional)
2. Install VirtualBox
3. Download latest server ISO from Ubuntu.
4. Provision the Virtual Machine to match or exceed the recommendations for minimum system specifications
5. Attach the ISO and install
   • use entire disk no LVM
   • install updates automatically
   • standard system utilities
   • LAMP server
     1. Set a MySQL password
   • OpenSSH (optional)
   • GRUB on boot is fine for dedicated VM
6. Add port forwarding to your NAT
   • map a port for SSH
   • map a port for Web Traffic
7. Install Guest Additions
   1. sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
   2. cd /media/cdrom
   3. sudo apt-get -y install gcc make
   4. sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
   5. sudo umount /media/cdrom
   6. sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now
8. start headless virtualbox instance
   • ssh with PuTTY or another tool
9. Add Shared Directory for web
   1. create script to automap in /etc/init.d Sample Script:
      

      #!/bin/bash
      sudo mount -t vboxsf PublicWeb /var/www/html
      

   2. Make script executable
      

          sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/mountVBoxDirectories.sh

   3. Update RC to run at start
      

          sudo update-rc.d mountVBoxDirectories.sh defaults