
For Ubuntu server virtual box recommends 10GB, however according to what you need, you may want to increase the size. We will create one from scratch with the same setup:Īfter selecting the creation of a disk, select the storage to be Dynamically allocated and you will need to specify the size of the hard disk. Then, you will need to create a new virtual hard disk. We have 24GB of ram, so we will define this value to 4GB:

This value depends totally of what you need and according to your resources. The first step is to define the max amount of RAM memory that will be assigned to the virtual machine. Now with the basic information of the virtual machine, we will configure the hardware in the same wizard. Select as well Linux as type and Ubuntu as version (with the architecture of your ISO file, in our case is of 64 bits): On the top menu, select New (or press Ctrl + N):Īnd give a name to your virtual machine. Open VirtualBox and proceed to create your new virtual machine for ubuntu.


We are not exposing the virtual machine publically. In this article, we will explain you how to setup your own Ubuntu Server 18.04 in a Virtual Machine locally in Windows 10 and how to access it privately via SSH. You can use this server to learn more about a linux environment and related stuff locally. But, what is better than a cheap server? That's a free server right? If you know what you're doing, you can easily setup a Virtual Machine that runs Ubuntu Server in your Windows computer.

Nowadays, renting a server is quite cheap, you can find a virtual private server (VPS) so cheap as $5 USD/month with different providers, so it's easy to get a functional server fast. If you want to learn how to work with a server, you need one. Learning is easier if you have the tool that you want to learn in your hands.
