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Running VirtualBox VM host on ReadyNAS Pro
What is VirtualBox? So, I got bored while laundry was going... and decided to see how well a virtual OS would run on the Pro. My first choice of VM was VirtualBox, just cause I'm familiar with it a...
While this does have fairly wide appeal to tech savvy users, it would be a big pain for a developer to get an add-on working for it. Not to mention that any and every firmware update might break it requiring an update to be developed.
Also to get the most out of VirtualBox you'd need more than the stock 1GB RAM module. 3rd party memory is unsupported.
If you're not comfortable with using SSH then you shouldn't be running VirtualBox on your Pro. Before attempting to install it be sure that your backup is up to date (you should ensure that you have an up to date backup regularly anyway).
Also to get the most out of VirtualBox you'd need more than the stock 1GB RAM module. 3rd party memory is unsupported.
If you're not comfortable with using SSH then you shouldn't be running VirtualBox on your Pro. Before attempting to install it be sure that your backup is up to date (you should ensure that you have an up to date backup regularly anyway).
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