appvm/README.md
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# Nix application VMs: security through virtualization
Simple application VMs (hypervisor-based sandbox) based on Nix package manager.
Uses one **read-only** /nix directory for all appvms. So creating a new appvm (but not first) is just about one minute.
![appvm screenshot](screenshots/2018-07-05.png)
## Installation
### Requirements
$ sudo apt install virt-manager curl git
$ sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $USER
$ newgrp libvirt
$ echo user = "\"$USER\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
$ sudo systemctl restart libvirtd
### Install Nix package manager
$ sudo mkdir -m 0755 /nix && sudo chown $USER /nix
$ curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.09 nixpkgs
$ . ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
### Install appvm
$ nix-env -if https://code.dumpstack.io/tools/appvm/archive/master.tar.gz
## Usage
### Search for applications
$ appvm search chromium
### Run application
$ appvm start chromium
$ # ... long wait for first time, because we need to collect a lot of packages
### Synchronize remote repos for applications
$ appvm sync
You can customize local settings in **~/.config/appvm/nix/local.nix**.
Default hotkey to release cursor: ctrl+alt.
### Shared directory
$ ls appvm/chromium
foo.tar.gz
bar.tar.gz
### Close VM
$ appvm stop chromium
### Automatic ballooning
Add this command:
$ appvm autoballoon
to crontab like that:
$ crontab -l
* * * * * /home/user/dev/go/bin/appvm autoballoon