Interact with virtualbox from nodejs
npm install node-vbox-ext2Obtain the package
``bash`
$ npm install node-vbox [--save] [-g]
Import package
`javascript`
const nodevbox = require('node-vbox');
`javascript
const nodevbox = require('node-vbox');
nodevbox.list().then(vms => {
console.log(vms);
}).catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});
`
More examples can be found on the test folder
nodevbox
- version() Returns the current vbox versionhostInformation()
- Returns information about the host running vboxsystemProps()
- Returns vbox system infomation
- .create(vmname, ostype) Creates a new VM. Returns it's uuid. Check vboxmanage list ostypes for ostypes
- .start(uuid|vmname, gui) Starts a headless vm by default, to start with gui, pass true as second arguemtn.stop(uuid|vmname)
- Stops a VM.save(uuid|vmname)
- Saves the state of the vm
- .clone(uuid|vmname, newvmname) Clones a vm.screenshot(uuid|vmname, path)
- Takes a screenshot of a vm and saves it to path
- .setVrRam(uuid|vmname, ram) Changes vm ram amount (In mb).bootOrder(uuid|vmname, boot1, boot2, boot3, boot4)
- Changes vm boot order. Valid options are none|floppy|dvd|disk|net
- .isRunning(uuid|vmname) Returns whatever a vm is running or not.getRunning()
- Returns a list of all running vms
- .list() Returns a list of all vms.vmInfo(uuid|vmname)
- Returns a list of vm properties
- .rdp
- Sets VBoxAuthSimple as the vbox rdp auth library.authType(uuid|vmname, null|external|guest)
- Changes the vm rdp auth type.setRdpStatus(uuid|vmname, true|false)
- Enables or disabled RDP for a specific vm.setPort(uuid|vmname, port)
- Sets the port in which the vm can be accessed via rdp.addUser(uuid|vmname, username, password)
- Creates a new RDP user on the vm.removeUser(uuid|vmname, username)
- Deleted a rdp user from the specified vm.listUsers(uuid|vmname)
- Lists all users that can connect to a vm via RDP
- .snapshots
- Takes a snapshots from a vm, with name and optional description.restore(uuid|vmname, name)
- Restores the specified snapshot.list(uuid|vmname)
- List all snapshots for a vm.delete(uuid|vmname, name)
- Deletes a created snapshot
- .metrics
- Enables metrics collection on a vm.disable(uuid|vmname)
- Disables metrics collection on a vm.query(uuid|vmname)
- Returns metrics for a vm
- .storage
- Lists all created VDI disks.listMounted(uuid|vmname)
- Lists all disks on a vm by controller.attachVdi(uuid|vmname, path, storagectl, device, port)
- Adds vdi to vm (Default SATA controller, port 0, device 0).attachISO(uuid|vmname, path, storagectl, device, port)
- Adds iso to vm (Default IDE controller, port 0, device 0).detach(uuid|vmname, storagectl, device, port)
- Detaches device on storagectl, port, device of a vm.resizeVdi(uuid|vdipath, newsize)
- Resizes vdi to newsize in MB.createVdi(path, size)` Creates a new vdi file
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