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README.md

Build

This will download the latest boot2docker image (see FROM boot2docker/boot2docker) and adds VirtualBox Guest Additions for your running VirtualBox version.

See also boot2docker/boot2docker#284.

chmod +x build_docker.sh
./build_docker.sh

docker build -t mattes/boot2docker-vbga .
docker run -i -t --rm mattes/boot2docker-vbga > boot2docker.iso

# use the new boot2docker.iso
boot2docker stop
mv ~/.boot2docker/boot2docker.iso ~/.boot2docker/boot2docker.iso.backup
mv boot2docker.iso ~/.boot2docker/boot2docker.iso
boot2docker up
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build_docker.sh
#!/usr/bin/env sh
get_vbox_version(){
local VER
VER=$(VBoxManage -v | awk -F "r" '{print $1}')
if [ -z "$VER" ]; then
echo "ERROR"
else
echo "$VER"
fi
}
write_vbox_dockerfile(){
local VER
VER=$(get_vbox_version)
if [ ! "$LATEST_RELEASE" = "ERROR" ]; then
sed "s/\$VBOX_VERSION/$VER/g" Dockerfile.tmpl > Dockerfile
else
echo "WUH WOH"
fi
}
write_vbox_dockerfile
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Dockerfile.tmpl
# $VBOX_VERSION should probably be something like 4.3.10 or somesuch
#
FROM boot2docker/boot2docker
RUN apt-get install p7zip-full
RUN mkdir -p /vboxguest && \
cd /vboxguest && \
curl -L -o vboxguest.iso http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$VBOX_VERSION/VBoxGuestAdditions_$VBOX_VERSION.iso && \
7z x vboxguest.iso -ir'!VBoxLinuxAdditions.run' && \
sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run --noexec --target . && \
mkdir x86 && cd x86 && tar xvjf ../VBoxGuestAdditions-x86.tar.bz2 && cd .. && \
mkdir amd64 && cd amd64 && tar xvjf ../VBoxGuestAdditions-amd64.tar.bz2 && cd .. && \
cd amd64/src/vboxguest-$VBOX_VERSION && KERN_DIR=/linux-kernel/ make && cd ../../.. && \
cp amd64/src/vboxguest-$VBOX_VERSION/*.ko $ROOTFS/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VERSION-tinycore64 && \
mkdir -p $ROOTFS/sbin && cp x86/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions/mount.vboxsf $ROOTFS/sbin/
RUN echo "" >> $ROOTFS/etc/motd; \
echo " boot2docker with VirtualBox guest additions version $VBOX_VERSION" >> $ROOTFS/etc/motd; \
echo "" >> $ROOTFS/etc/motd
RUN depmod -a -b $ROOTFS $KERNEL_VERSION-tinycore64
RUN /make_iso.sh
CMD ["cat", "boot2docker.iso"]
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mattes commented Jun 24, 2014

Reference: https://medium.com/boot2docker-lightweight-linux-for-docker/boot2docker-together-with-virtualbox-guest-additions-da1e3ab2465c

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toby-griffiths commented Jun 30, 2014

Thanks for this info. I have a slight issue in that I'm attempting to mount a different directory, however editing the /etc/rc.d/vbox-guest-additions-permanent-mount file, saving & restarting the box, causes the changes to this file to get lost. Do you know why this might be?

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mattes commented Jul 7, 2014

Sorry, I overlooked your comment. I don't think saving & restarting works in this case. You would need to build a complete new .iso with the instructions above.

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mitar commented Jul 12, 2014

Have you read here: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#sf_mount_auto

It seems automatic mounting works a bit differently on Linux, than manual mounting.

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mitar commented Jul 13, 2014

I discovered an issue with using VirtualBox Guest Additions and nginx. I am using volumes to map my Wordpress blog into the container so that I can develop easily. And I use nginx to server PHP and static files. I discovered that for static files if I change them outside the container, nginx still servers the old file. File inside the container changes, only nginx servers the old version. After some debugging I discovered that sendfile option was the reason. It was turned on and it seems it does not work well together with all this VirtualBox sharing and volume mapping combination. After I disabled sendfile nginx servers the latest version of the file.

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razorgirl commented Aug 14, 2014

Thanks for the info! It made using fig possible for me.

BTW: when using the command docker run -t --rm mattes/boot2docker-vbga cat boot2docker.iso > boot2docker.iso, a correct ISO should be written.

@xiaods
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xiaods commented Aug 27, 2014

How about move to github repo, let everyone can sharing the script.

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ghost commented Sep 8, 2014

This is amazing, thank you for sharing the instructions! Would be nice if moved it to a repo so you can get contributors.

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jamonation commented Sep 17, 2014

What about doing this on Windows? How would that work given /Users does not exist on that OS.

@ryanobjc
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ryanobjc commented Sep 19, 2014

very nice precisely what i need!

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steeef commented Sep 25, 2014

@mattes this is awesome, thank you. Worked like a charm.

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cirpo commented Sep 27, 2014

I downloaded your iso here http://static.dockerfiles.io/boot2docker-v1.2.0-virtualbox-guest-additions-v4.3.14.iso and I can see that /Users is correctly mounted but my code is on another partition (/Volumes/Sensitive/code).

I tried to mount it with VBoxManage sharedfolder add boot2docker-vm -name code -hostpath /Volumes/Senitive/code but when I run boot2docker ssh I can't find that dir.

What should I do? Create another boot2docker iso with your script and include my shared folder?

Am I missing anything? Thanks a lot.

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cirpo commented Sep 27, 2014

@mattes and it worked! Thanks!

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chris-snider commented Oct 1, 2014

I just tried this today on a Windows 7 box. I followed the instructions at https://medium.com/boot2docker-lightweight-linux-for-docker/boot2docker-together-with-virtualbox-guest-additions-da1e3ab2465c starting with the "...system replace the old one at ~/.boot2docker/boot2docker.iso". (I downloaded the ISO instead of building my own from http://static.dockerfiles.io/boot2docker-v1.2.0-virtualbox-guest-additions-v4.3.14.iso).

After running the boot2docker init to generate the new virtual machine, I ran the same vboxmanage to add another shared folder from a separate partition:

using cygwin bash shell

ensure the boot2docker VM is not running

boot2docker down

add the expected users partition for Windows system

VBoxManage sharedfolder add boot2docker-vm -name home -hostpath c:/Users

add my other partition

VBoxManage sharedfolder add boot2docker-vm -name -hostpath

example

VBoxManage sharedfolder add boot2docker-vm -name dockshare -hostpath f:/docker/

restart the boot2docker VM

boot2docker up

log in

boot2docker ssh

verify original users mapped

ls -alF /Users

the fun stuff, adding the second path in NON-PERSISTENT mode

sudo modprobe vboxsf && sudo mkdir / && sudo mount -t vboxsf /

example

sudo modprobe vboxsf && sudo mkdir /hostshare && sudo mount -t vboxsf dockshare /hostshare

NOTE:
To make a persistent share, you have to modify the dockerfile.tmpl shown above adding the additional shares to this section:

make mount permanent @todo it works, but its ugly. where should this go?

RUN echo '#!/bin/sh' >> $ROOTFS/etc/rc.d/vbox-guest-additions-permanent-mount;
echo 'sudo modprobe vboxsf && sudo mkdir /Users && sudo mount -t vboxsf home /Users' >> $ROOTFS/etc/rc.d/vbox-guest-additions-permanent-mount;
echo 'sudo modprobe vboxsf && sudo mkdir / && sudo mount -t vboxsf /' >> $ROOTFS/etc/rc.d/vbox-guest-additions-permanent-mount

Rerun the build script to create the ISO file and run the steps again starting with the replace current ISO after stopping the B2D VM

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mcqueenorama commented Oct 22, 2014

It works for me! I had to add the -y option to the 7z command for some reason "7z x -y ...", and then to recover from the error had to remove the mkdir commands.

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