Powershell script to start virtual box guest and connect to it over SSH

VB-guest-start-and-ssh.ps1

$vmName = "VBGuest"
$guestAddress = "use vb 'host only' address here"
$sshUsername = "root_or_something_else"
$sshPort = "fill_port_here"

# Check if the VM is running by pinging the guest address
$pingResult = Test-Connection -ComputerName $guestAddress -Count 2 -Quiet

if ($pingResult) {
    Write-Host "VM is running. Connecting via SSH..."
} else {
    Write-Host "VM is not running. Starting VirtualBox in headless mode..."
    
    # Start the VM in headless mode
    Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" -ArgumentList "startvm", $vmName, "--type", "headless" -Wait
    
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 10

    while ($true) {
        $pingResult = Test-Connection -ComputerName $guestAddress -Count 1 -Quiet
        if ($pingResult) {
            Write-Host "VM started. Connecting via SSH..."
            break
        }
        else {
            Write-Host "Guest not operating yet, please wait..."
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
        }
    }
}

ssh ${sshUsername}@${guestAddress} -p ${sshPort}

# When guest is up and running, this will ask password for ssh account

Use this as Windows Terminal profile by adding new profile and put following to Command line :
pwsh.exe -File "C:\<path>\<to>\<script>\VB-guest-start-and-ssh.ps1"

(As you probably noticed this is using "new powershell")