node-vbox-ext2

NodeVBox

Interact with virtualbox from nodejs using promises.

Installation

Obtain the package

$ npm install node-vbox [--save] [-g]

Import package

  const nodevbox = require('node-vbox');

Usage

Example

 
  const nodevbox = require('node-vbox');
 
  nodevbox.list().then(vms => {
      console.log(vms);
  }).catch(error => {
      console.log(error);
  });
 

More examples can be found on the test folder

All methods

nodevbox

• version() Returns the current vbox version

• hostInformation() Returns information about the host running vbox

• systemProps() Returns vbox system infomation

• .create(vmname, ostype) Creates a new VM. Returns it's uuid. Check vboxmanage list ostypes for ostypes

• .start(uuid|vmname, gui) Starts a headless vm by default, to start with gui, pass true as second arguemtn

• .stop(uuid|vmname) Stops a VM

• .save(uuid|vmname) Saves the state of the vm

• .clone(uuid|vmname, newvmname) Clones a vm

• .screenshot(uuid|vmname, path) Takes a screenshot of a vm and saves it to path

• .setVrRam(uuid|vmname, ram) Changes vm ram amount (In mb)

• .bootOrder(uuid|vmname, boot1, boot2, boot3, boot4) Changes vm boot order. Valid options are none|floppy|dvd|disk|net

• .isRunning(uuid|vmname) Returns whatever a vm is running or not

• .getRunning() Returns a list of all running vms

• .list() Returns a list of all vms

• .vmInfo(uuid|vmname) Returns a list of vm properties

• .rdp

  • .enableRdpAuth() Sets VBoxAuthSimple as the vbox rdp auth library
  • .authType(uuid|vmname, null|external|guest) Changes the vm rdp auth type
  • .setRdpStatus(uuid|vmname, true|false) Enables or disabled RDP for a specific vm
  • .setPort(uuid|vmname, port) Sets the port in which the vm can be accessed via rdp
  • .addUser(uuid|vmname, username, password) Creates a new RDP user on the vm
  • .removeUser(uuid|vmname, username) Deleted a rdp user from the specified vm
  • .listUsers(uuid|vmname) Lists all users that can connect to a vm via RDP

• .snapshots

  • .take(uuid|vmname, name, desc) Takes a snapshots from a vm, with name and optional description
  • .restore(uuid|vmname, name) Restores the specified snapshot
  • .list(uuid|vmname) List all snapshots for a vm
  • .delete(uuid|vmname, name) Deletes a created snapshot

• .metrics

  • .enable(uuid|vmname) Enables metrics collection on a vm
  • .disable(uuid|vmname) Disables metrics collection on a vm
  • .query(uuid|vmname) Returns metrics for a vm

• .storage

  • .listAllVdi() Lists all created VDI disks
  • .listMounted(uuid|vmname) Lists all disks on a vm by controller
  • .attachVdi(uuid|vmname, path, storagectl, device, port) Adds vdi to vm (Default SATA controller, port 0, device 0)
  • .attachISO(uuid|vmname, path, storagectl, device, port) Adds iso to vm (Default IDE controller, port 0, device 0)
  • .detach(uuid|vmname, storagectl, device, port) Detaches device on storagectl, port, device of a vm
  • .resizeVdi(uuid|vdipath, newsize) Resizes vdi to newsize in MB
  • .createVdi(path, size) Creates a new vdi file

License

MIT