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56 lines
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# Nix application VMs: security through virtualization
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Simple application VMs (hypervisor-based sandbox) based on Nix package manager.
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Uses one **read-only** /nix directory for all appvms. So creating a new appvm (but not first) is just about one minute.
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## Installation
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See [related documentation](https://appvm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).
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## Usage
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### Search for applications
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$ appvm search chromium
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### Run application
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$ appvm start chromium
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$ # ... long wait for first time, because we need to collect a lot of packages
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### Synchronize remote repos for applications
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$ appvm sync
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You can customize local settings in **~/.config/appvm/nix/local.nix**.
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Default hotkey to release cursor: ctrl+alt.
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### Shared directory
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$ ls appvm/chromium
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foo.tar.gz
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bar.tar.gz
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### Close VM
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$ appvm stop chromium
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### Automatic ballooning
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Add this command:
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$ appvm autoballoon
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to crontab like that:
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$ crontab -l
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* * * * * /home/user/dev/go/bin/appvm autoballoon
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