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# qemu-docker
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This repository contains a Docker container for running x86\_64 virtual
machines using QEMU. It uses high-performance QEMU options
(KVM, and TAP network driver).
Docker Hub: [jkz0/qemu](https://hub.docker.com/r/jkz0/qemu)
## Using the container
Via `docker run`:
```bash
$ docker run --rm -it \
--device=/dev/kvm:/dev/kvm --device=/dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun \
--cap-add NET_ADMIN -v $VM_IMAGE_FILE:/image \
jkz0/qemu:latest
```
Via `docker-compose.yml`:
```yaml
version: "3"
services:
vm:
image: jkz0/qemu:latest
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
devices:
- /dev/net/tun
- /dev/kvm
volumes:
- ${VM_IMAGE:?VM image must be supplied}:/image
restart: always
```
## Tips
* VM networking is configured via DHCP, make sure to enable DHCP in your
VM image. VMs will use the IP address of the container.
* You can quit the VM (when attached to the container) by entering the special
key sequence `C-a x`. Killing the docker container will also shut down the
VM.
## Caveat Emptor
* Only x86\_64 supported new. PRs to support other architectures welcome,
though I imagine 99% of use-cases will be x86\_64.
* VMs will not be able to resolve container-names on user-defined bridges.
This is due to the way Docker's "Embedded DNS" server works. VMs can still
connect to other containers on the same bridge using IP addresses.