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            <h1>Running an Amazon Linux (AL2) VM in VirtualBox</h1>
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          <h2>What is Amazon Linux?</h2>

<blockquote><em>Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux operating system from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It provides a security-focused, stable, and high-performance execution environment to develop and run cloud applications. -<a href="https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2" target="_blank">https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Preparation</h2>

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	<li><label for="cb_li_104833_12">Install 7-Zip if it is not already installed </label><label for="cb_li_104833_12"><a href="https://www.7-zip.org/download.html" target="_blank">Download</a></label></li>
	<li>Download ImgBurn <a href="https://download.imgburn.com/SetupImgBurn_2.5.8.0.exe" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Download the Amazon Linux virtual disk image (.vdi) <a href="https://cdn.amazonlinux.com/os-images/latest/virtualbox/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Download the sample Amazon Linux cloud init (seed.iso) <a href="https://cdn.amazonlinux.com/os-images/latest/seed.iso" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Extract the downloaded seed.iso file with 7-Zip</li>
	<li>Edit meta-data in a text editor</li>
	<li>Update local-hostname as needed &gt; Save the changes &gt; Close </li>
	<li>Edit user-data in a text editor</li>
	<li>Update as needed to create users in the VM &gt; Save the changes &gt; Close</li>
	<li>Extract the downloaded ImgBurn .exe file with 7-Zip</li>
	<li>Launch ImgBurn.exe inside the extracted folder</li>
	<li>Select Build mode from the main menu</li>
	<li>Click Browse for a file &gt; Browse to and select the updated meta-data and user-data files edited earlier &gt; Click Open</li>
	<li>At the top right of the window, select the Options tab</li>
	<li>Set the File System to ISO9660 + Joliet</li>
	<li>Select the Labels tab</li>
	<li>Set the two labels to cidata</li>
	<li>Click the browse icon next to the destination folder</li>
	<li>Browse to the downloads location and name the file updated-seed.iso &gt; Click Save</li>
	<li>Click the large icon at the bottom left of the window to build the iso</li>
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<h2>Creating the VM</h2>

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	<li>Launch VirtualBox Manager</li>
	<li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine &gt; New
	<p>Name: Amazon Linux<br />
	Folder: C:\VMs<br />
	ISO Image: &lt;not selected&gt;<not selected="selected"><br />
	Type: Linux<br />
	Version: Other Linux (64-bit)<br />
	Base Memory: 2048 MB (or more)<br />
	Processors: 1 (or more)<br />
	Hard disk: Do Not Add a Virtual Hard Disk</not></p>
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	<li>Click Finish</li>
	<li>Right click the VM &gt; Show in Explorer</li>
	<li>Copy the downloaded .vdi file and the updated-seed.iso files inside the VM folder</li>
	<li>Back in VirtualBox Manager, select the VM and Click Settings</li>
	<li>Select Storage</li>
	<li>Click the Add hard disk icon &gt; Browse to and select the Amazon Linux .vdi downloaded earlier</li>
	<li>Click the Add optical disc icon &gt; Browse to and select the updated-seed.iso file created earlier</li>
	<li>Select Network</li>
	<li>Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure the Amazon Linux VM is selected and click Start &gt; Normal</li>
	<li>Once the boot process completes, login using the credentials created in user-data</li>
	<li>Welcome to Amazon Linux</li>
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