Virtualbox

`virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.clipboard`

Whether to enable clipboard support. Type: boolean

Default

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.dragAndDrop`

Whether to enable drag and drop support. Type: boolean

Default

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable`

Whether to enable the VirtualBox service and other guest additions. Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.seamless`

Whether to enable seamless mode. When activated windows from the guest appear next to the windows of the host. Type: boolean

Default

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.addNetworkInterface`

Automatically set up a vboxnet0 host-only network interface.

Type: boolean

Default

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable`

Whether to enable VirtualBox.

::: {.note} In order to pass USB devices from the host to the guests, the user needs to be in the vboxusers group. :::

Type: boolean

Default

false

Example

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableExtensionPack`

Whether to install the Oracle Extension Pack for VirtualBox.

::: {.important} You must set nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true in order to use this. This requires you accept the VirtualBox PUEL. :::

Type: boolean

Default

false

Example

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableHardening`

Enable hardened VirtualBox, which ensures that only the binaries in the system path get access to the devices exposed by the kernel modules instead of all users in the vboxusers group.

::: {.important} Disabling this can put your system's security at risk, as local users in the vboxusers group can tamper with the VirtualBox device files. :::

Type: boolean

Default

true

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableKvm`

Enable KVM support for VirtualBox. This increases compatibility with Linux kernel versions, because the VirtualBox kernel modules are not required.

This option is incompatible with addNetworkInterface.

Note: This is experimental. Please check https://github.com/cyberus-technology/virtualbox-kvm/issues.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableWebService`

Build VirtualBox web service tool (vboxwebsrv) to allow managing VMs via other webpage frontend tools. Useful for headless servers.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.headless`

Use VirtualBox installation without GUI and Qt dependency. Useful to enable on servers and when virtual machines are controlled only via SSH.

Type: boolean

Default

false

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix

`virtualisation.virtualbox.host.package`

The virtualbox package to use. Type: package

Default

pkgs.virtualbox

Declared by: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-host.nix