How do I view a website in my desktop browser from a web app running in server in a VM on my desktop?

Question

I am running Ubuntu on my workstation, and headless Ubuntu Server in VirtualBox on this same workstation.

I'd like to write a web app and deploy it on Ubuntu Server in the VM, then load it in a web browser on my workstation.

Is this possible, and if so how? Thanks!

Accepted Answer

1	Found the answer: Change the Virtual Box -> Settings (for the guest OS) -> Network -> Attached to: Bridged Adapter. link answered 11 Aug '10, 18:16 Kurtosis 108●1●3●10 accept rate: 50%

Answer 2

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You would navigate to the ip address of the VM, and the port your web server is listening on.

so a quick

/sbin/ifconfig

should give you the ip address of your vm. Assuming you are running apache, you would navigate to the webserver like any other web page.

http://<INSERT-IP-HERE>

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answered 09 Aug '10, 02:55

rfelsburg ♦
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Answer 3

1	For examples of exactly this, see http://www.turnkeylinux.org link answered 18 May '11, 14:09 sethbrown 51●1 accept rate: 0%