Preparation

Before starting the Quickstart tutorial, you need to download and import the two preconfigured VirtualBox VMs. These VMs simulate a typical production and development environment using Linux and MySQL.

🚀 What You'll Get

• VM 1 - Production Environment
  A CentOS8 Linux VM with MySQL installed and a sample production database already created.

• VM 2 - Development Environment
  A CentOS8 Linux VM with Mysql binaries installed, but no database. This VM will be used to clone the production database.

📦 Download the VMs

✅ Note: The VMs are packaged in .ova format for easy import into VirtualBox.

• Download VM 1 - mysql-prod
• Download VM 2 - mysql-dev

Each VM is approximately 3–5 GB. Please ensure you have enough disk space and a stable internet connection.

💻 System Requirements

To run both VMs:

• VirtualBox 6.5 or newer
• At least 8 GB RAM (4 GB per VM)
• At least 20 GB free disk space
• CPU with virtualization support (VT-x/AMD-V)
• Host OS: Windows, macOS, or Linux

📥 Import into VirtualBox

1. Open VirtualBox.
2. Go to File > Import Appliance.
3. Select the .ova file (start with the Production VM).
4. Click Next, review settings, then Import.
5. Repeat for the Development VM.

🌐 Network Setup

Each VM is preconfigured with one host-only adapter.

⚠️ Important: After importing each VM, you must regenerate the network mask for each adapter to ensure proper connectivity.

1. Select the VM in VirtualBox.
2. Go to Settings > Network.
3. For each adapter, disable and re-enable it, or switch to another adapter and back again to trigger regeneration.
4. Alternatively, reconfigure network settings directly inside the VM using nmtui or nmcli.

By default, both VMs use host-only adapters, so your host machine can communicate with them directly.

🔐 Default Credentials

Component	Username	Password
Centos Linux	root	toor
MySQL	root	Passw0rd
Web Console (if available)	ADMIN	admin

🔐 Important: Change all default passwords before using these VMs in any serious or exposed environment.

✅ Next Step

Once the VMs are running and the network is correctly configured, proceed with the Add Environment guide to declare the production and development environments in your platform.