No, boss: I’m not playing Minecraft. Minecraft is where I run VMs on the desktop now
(2020/07/27)
- Reference: 1595825830
- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/07/27/run_virtual_machines_in_minecraft/
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A developer who goes by “Delta2Force” has created a Minecraft mod that runs virtual machines on virtual computers built inside Minecraft.
The mod is called “MCVmComputers” and is [1]yours for the downloading on GitHub .
The odd twist on virtualisation relies on Oracle’s free [2]VirtualBox desktop hypervisor and the Fabric Minecraft modloader. You’ll also need a .ISO of the OS you intend to run dropped into [minecraft directory]/vm_computers/isos .
And then you’ll need to build a virtual computer inside Minecraft, a task apparently achievable by ordering parts from a passing Minecraft satellite.
Are you fixing that switch? Or setting it up as a Minecraft server? [3]READ MORE
Virtual Minecraft computers have an On button, so a click on that and then on the virtual screen summons up a VM running whatever .ISO you’ve placed in the directory mentioned above .
The virtual machine apparently runs well enough to play Minecraft, or to run Windows 95 or various Linuxes.
Why bother with such frippery? The project’s README says “I spent my whole quarantine working on this.”
Time well spent, Delta2Force. Time well spent. ®
Get our [4]Tech Resources
[1] https://github.com/Delta2Force/MCVmComputers
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2015/07/10/number_5_is_alive_virtualbox_the_fifth_debuts/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2020/04/21/minecraft_server_cisco_switch/
[4] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
The mod is called “MCVmComputers” and is [1]yours for the downloading on GitHub .
The odd twist on virtualisation relies on Oracle’s free [2]VirtualBox desktop hypervisor and the Fabric Minecraft modloader. You’ll also need a .ISO of the OS you intend to run dropped into [minecraft directory]/vm_computers/isos .
And then you’ll need to build a virtual computer inside Minecraft, a task apparently achievable by ordering parts from a passing Minecraft satellite.
Are you fixing that switch? Or setting it up as a Minecraft server? [3]READ MORE
Virtual Minecraft computers have an On button, so a click on that and then on the virtual screen summons up a VM running whatever .ISO you’ve placed in the directory mentioned above .
The virtual machine apparently runs well enough to play Minecraft, or to run Windows 95 or various Linuxes.
Why bother with such frippery? The project’s README says “I spent my whole quarantine working on this.”
Time well spent, Delta2Force. Time well spent. ®
Get our [4]Tech Resources
[1] https://github.com/Delta2Force/MCVmComputers
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2015/07/10/number_5_is_alive_virtualbox_the_fifth_debuts/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2020/04/21/minecraft_server_cisco_switch/
[4] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
From a bloke currently
knocking up a 6502 emulator to run on a Nucleo Arm board, just so he can run a 1970's MS Basic instance...
one of these --->