VBoxManage createvm

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Create a new virtual machine.

Examples (7)

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

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