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How to Create a Bridge Connection Between PC and VM
Prerequisites
Verify that the necessary packages are installed. For Ubuntu, you will need the bridge-utils package.
Step 1
- Identify the physical network interface of the PC using the following command and note down the name of the physical interface (e.g., eth0, enp1s0, etc.):
Step 2
Configure the bridge on the PC
- Open the network configuration file using a text editor at “/etc/netplan/” (Ubuntu)
- Create a new configuration file (e.g., bridge.yaml) or modify an existing one and paste the following configuration:
network: version: 2 renderer: networkd ethernets: pc_interface_name: #replace pc_interface_name with the network interface you noted before dhcp4: no dhcp6: no bridges: br0: interfaces: [pc_interface_name] addresses: [192.168.1.128/24] //You can choose a different address if you want gateway4: 192.168.1.1 nameservers: addresses: [8.8.8.8]
!!Note!!
This only works with wired network. You have to replace networkd with NetworkManager to have your internet access through wifi back
- Apply the network configuration:
- This will create the bridge interface (br0) and associate it with the physical interface you can check that using:
- If not you can restart your network:
- Or:
Step 3
Configure the VM to use the bridge:
- Make sure the vm is shut off before applying any changes , check using the following command:
- Modify the XML configuration file of the VM to use the bridge interface (br0) instead of a virtual network you can do that usig the following commands or manually which i'll be mentioning it afterwards:
- Determine the name of the VM's network interface: Run the following command on the host machine to list the available network interfaces of the VM:
- Connect the VM to the bridge interface:
Manually
- Locate the XML configuration file of the VM (e.g., /etc/libvirt/qemu/<vm_name>.xml)and open it with a text editor of your choice
- Locate the tag <interface> and add the follwing after the closing tag of interface </interface>:
<interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:09:39:b6'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x08' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/> </interface>
- Save the changes and exit
Step 4
Assign the ip address
- Launch the VM using:
- On the VM Terminal check the network interfaces names using :
- You will notice that there is an additional interface named (e.g: enp9s0) if it's DOWN use this command to set it UP:
- Replace enp9s0 according to your interface name
- Add an ip address of your choice:
- Replace enp9s0 according to your interface name
- Check if it's running using :
- Verify connectivity by accessing the VM from the PC:
- Or:
- Change the address according to your configuration
Docker Installation Guide for Debian
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing Docker on Debian.
Prerequisites
- A Debian-based system
- Administrative privileges (sudo access)
Step 1: Update Package Index
Open a terminal and update the package index on your Debian system:
Step 2: Install Dependencies
Install the necessary packages to enable APT to use repositories over HTTPS and handle certificates:
Step 3: Add Docker's Official GPG Key
Download and add Docker's official GPG key to your system:
Step 4: Add Docker Repository
Add the Docker repository to your APT sources by creating a new file:
Step 5: Update Package Index Again
Update the package index to reflect the newly added Docker repository:
Step 6: Install Docker
Install Docker on your Debian system:
Step 7: Add user to the docker group
Add your username to the docker group:
Step 8: Add docker to user groups
You can do that by logging out and logging back in or simply by creating a group named docker in your groups list
Step 9: Verify Docker Installation
Verify that Docker is installed correctly by running a test container: