Cloud Router with VirtualBox

First you have to install the hypervisor on you guest system. You can download VirtualBox here.

Get the lastest Debian 7 netinst CD image (generally 150-280 MB) from here. Debian 8 RC2 which you can download here is mot yet supported.

You do not need to install a GUI. Just install the minimal system but include the web server.

Unfortunately the disply resolution is very low by default. You can change it in the GRUB config.

• Open up /etc/default/grub with superuser privileges (sudo nano /etc/default/grub) and uncomment/add the following lines, then sudo update-grub and reboot.

/etc/default/grub

GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768x32
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

VirtualBox Guest Additions are a set of device drivers and system applications which are designed to be installed in the guest operating systems of VirtualBox.

• Seamless mouse support across host and guest operating systems.
• Shared folders/clipboard between host and guest operating systems.
• High-resolution video modes as well as hardware-accelerated performance for 3D graphics and 2D video.
• Time synchronization between host and guest operating systems.

wget http://dlc-cdn.sun.com/virtualbox/4.3.26/VirtualBox-4.3.26-98988-Linux_amd64.run 
sudo apt-get install dkms gcc 
chmod a+x VirtualBox-4.3.26-98988-Linux_amd64.run 
./VirtualBox-4.3.26-98988-Linux_amd64.run 
lsmod | grep vbox 

Instead of working directly on the machine's terminal or GUI you can also connect via SSH. On Windows for example this has the advantage, that you can use PuTTY and a shared clipboad between host and guets is no longer required.

Assuming you have become root by switching user (su), you can install Cloud Router as follows

wget -q https://share.netmodule.com/router/cloud/install.sh -O - | bash 

After installation you should be able the Web Manager on Port 80.