Basic Multipass commands

multipass-scribble.sh

sudo multipass set local.driver=virtualbox # errors on my work laptop

# Default driver
sudo multipass set local.driver=hyperkit

# Create a VM
multipass launch --name ubuntu2004

# Create a VM with custom parameters
multipass launch \
  --cpus 3 \
  --disk 15G \
  --mem 5G \
  --name ubuntu

# Open Shell session
multipass shell ubuntu2004

# List all instances
multipass list

# Drop a VM
multipass delete <name>

# In case of issues with network access
# Add a public Google DNS IP to /etc/systemd/resolved.conf

# Install Docker
# https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

# Add the ubuntu user to the docker group to access Docker without superuser permissions
sudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu

# Use Docker as if it was running locally
alias docker='multipass exec ubuntu2004 -- docker'

# E.g. access Postgres running inside of a Multipass VM:
docker exec -it postgres-test psql -U postgres