Introduction to WebVM

What is WebVM? WebVM is a virtual machine (VM) that executes entirely within a web browser. It’s an innovative project that brings the power of a Linux environment straight to your browser, eliminating the need for traditional virtual machine setups. WebVM operates within a sandboxed environment, ensuring secure execution of applications without affecting the host system. Understanding WebVM The source repository provides a frontend for the WebVM demo. By forking the repository and following the instructions outlined in the GitHub Actions, you can build an image using the Dockerfile located at: ...

January 13, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Jack Yu

How to Install CentOS as a Virtualization Host

Installation Process Installed Version: CentOS 6.3 Using Win32DiskImager to create a USB flash drive image was unsuccessful; installing from an external USB optical drive was successful. During the installation process, make sure to select the “Virtual Host” installation mode. The rest can be set to default or slightly modified, such as choosing the time zone. After installation, it will include the KVM suite and SSH. Installation Notes No internet connection is needed throughout the process, which is much better than Debian and Ubuntu. You’re not forced to set up a non-root user. Before installation, be sure to check whether your CPU supports virtualization and enable the motherboard’s virtualization setting. If the motherboard supports virtualization but doesn’t have a virtualization option, you can still use virtualization as it’s definitely enabled by default. There’s a saying that Intel CPUs with a ‘K’ cannot perform virtualization. ‘K’ means Intel CPUs that can be overclocked. It seems that faster and newer CPUs are not necessarily better.

June 5, 2014 · 1 min · 162 words · Jack Yu