QEMU for Docker
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QEMU in a docker container using KVM acceleration.
## Features
- KVM acceleration
- Graceful shutdown
## Usage
Via `docker-compose.yml`
```yaml
version: "3"
services:
qemu:
container_name: qemu
image: kroese/docker-qemu:latest
environment:
DISK_SIZE: "16G"
BOOT: "http://www.example.com/image.iso"
devices:
- /dev/kvm
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
ports:
- 22:22
restart: on-failure
stop_grace_period: 1m
```
Via `docker run`
```bash
$ docker run -it --rm -e "BOOT=http://www.example.com/image.iso" --device=/dev/kvm --cap-add NET_ADMIN kroese/docker-qemu:latest
```
## FAQ
* ### How do I change the bootdisk? ###
You can modify the `BOOT` setting to specify the URL of any ISO image:
```
environment:
BOOT: "http://www.example.com/image.iso"
```
It will be downloaded only once, during the first run of the container.
* ### How do I change the size of the data disk? ###
By default it is 16GB, but you can modify the `DISK_SIZE` setting in your compose file:
```
environment:
DISK_SIZE: "16G"
```
To resize the disk to a capacity of 8 terabyte you would use a value of `"8T"` for example.
* ### How do I change the location of the data disk? ###
By default it resides inside a docker volume, but you can add these lines to your compose file:
```
volumes:
- /home/user/data:/storage
```
Just replace `/home/user/data` with the path to the folder you want to use for storage.
* ### How do I change the amount of CPU/RAM? ###
By default an amount of 512MB RAM and 1 vCPU is allocated to the container.
To increase this you can add the following environment variabeles:
```
environment:
CPU_CORES: "4"
RAM_SIZE: "2048M"
```
* ### How do I give the container a dedicated IP address?
By default the container uses bridge networking, and is reachable by the IP of the docker host.
If you want to give it a seperate IP address, create a macvlan network that matches your local subnet:
```
$ docker network create -d macvlan \
--subnet=192.168.0.0/24 \
--gateway=192.168.0.1 \
--ip-range=192.168.0.100/28 \
-o parent=eth0 vlan
```
And change the network of the container to `vlan` in your run command:
```
--network vlan --ip=192.168.0.100
```
This has the advantage that you don't need to do any portmapping anymore.