README.md

VMInit

Developed by Kyriakos Giannakis (kerk12gr@gmail.com)

A simple script for managing VirtualBox VMs on boot and shutdown.

Features:

• Starts headless VMs when the host boots.
• Stops the started VMs on poweroff.

Install:

1. git clone ...
2. chmod +x *.sh and chmod +x *.py
3. sudo bash setup.sh. This will copy all the required files in their respective places.
4. sudo systemctl enable VMInit.
5. Edit the /etc/vmlist file and add your VM names, one per line.
6. (Optional: Start the service)systemctl start VMInit

TODO:

• Add a "shutdown or start specific VM" command.
• Upgrade to invoke SSH shutdowns (the power button method only works on VMs with no UI, as far as I'm aware...)