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urnkey Linux is an Ubuntu-based virtual appliance library that integrates some of the best open- Price: Free Tsource software into ready-to-use solutions. Each USP: Learn to reduce the time to deploy virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be popular virtual appliances on the cloud deployed in just a few minutes on bare metal, a virtual Primary link: www.turnkeylinux.org machine or on the cloud. The list of virtual appliances, Search engine keywords: turnkey each of which is available as a CD image or virtual machine image, include , Django, Drupal, File Server, Owncloud, LAMP, Magento, Mantis, MediaWiki, Step 3: The installer will now quickly install the MoinMoin, Moodle, MovableType, MySQL, Openbravo, appliance to the virtual hard disk. Usually this takes about phpBB, PostgreSQL, ProjectPier, Rails, Revision Control, a minute. When installation is complete, restart the StatusNet, Apache Tomcat, Torrent Server, , TWiki, appliance. vtiger, WordPress, Zimbra, Domain controller, Ruby on Step 4: The system will now reboot from the virtual Rails, phpBB and others. Each virtual appliance is a ready- Hard Disk. The first time the system boots, you’ll be taken to-use solution that’s optimized for ease of use in server- to various configuration screens (e.g., set passwords, type usage scenarios. The project currently maintains install latest security updates). Skip the TrunKey Backup over 100+ virtual appliances, which are packaged in and Migration option which you can also set manually by multiple build formats. Here, we show how you can deploy accessing . OwnCloud (the other hands-on article in this issue) on Step 5: After that the first boot will finish and you’ll Windows Server 2008. reach the Configuration Console’s Usage screen. Step 1: First, install VirtualBox on your server. In the VirtualBox main menu, select the TurnKey Owncloud Virtual image and click on the “Start” button. Once the VM starts, you will see the boot loader menu. Select the “Install to hard disk” option with the keyboard and press Enter. This boots TurnKey Owncloud straight into the appliance’s installer. Select the default “Guided” partitioning method, which figures out how to partition the virtual hard disk automatically.

Step 6: You can now use a browser to log into your newly installed TurnKey Owncloud appliance. Enjoy!

Step 2: Confirm the re-partitioning of the virtual hard disk.

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