vboxmanage-createvm Command Examples

Create a new virtual machine. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-createvm.

• Create a new VM with default settings:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}}

• Set the base folder where the VM configuration will be stored:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --basefolder {{path/to/directory}}

• Set the guest OS type (one of VBoxManage list ostypes) for the imported VM:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --ostype {{ostype}}

• Register the created VM in VirtualBox:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --register

• Set the VM to the specified groups:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --group {{group1,group2,...}}

• Set the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the VM:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --uuid {{uuid}}

• Set the cipher to use for encryption:

VBoxManage createvm --name {{vm_name}} --cipher {{AES-128|AES-256}}