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<code>[[wikipedia:multipass]]</code><ref>https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/multipass</ref> (December [[2019]] v1.0<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing-multipass-1-0-0-first-stable-release/13704</ref>) allows to orchestrate [[Ubuntu]] [[virtual machine]] instances on Linux, Windows and [[macOS]]. It uses [[KVM]] on Linux, [[Hyper-V]] on Windows and [[HyperKit]] on [[macOS]], supported since July 2018<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref>, to run the VM with minimal overhead. Since  
<code>[[wikipedia:multipass]]</code><ref>https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/multipass</ref> (December [[2019]] v1.0<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing-multipass-1-0-0-first-stable-release/13704</ref>) allows to create and manage [[Ubuntu]] [[virtual machine]] instances on Linux, Windows and [[macOS]]. It uses [[KVM]] on Linux, [[Hyper-V]] on Windows and [[HyperKit]] on [[macOS]], supported since July 2018<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref>, to run the VM with minimal overhead. Since  
 
 
August 2020 (v1.4) it also included [[bridged networking]] support<ref>https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.4.0</ref>.
 
August 2020 (v1.4) it also included [[bridged networking]] support<ref>https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.4.0</ref>.
  
* Binaries: <code>[[multipass (command)]], [[multipass-gui]]</code>
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* Binaries: <code>multipass, [[multipass-gui]]</code>
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* Linux installation: <code>[[sudo snap install multipass]]</code>
 
* Linux installation: <code>[[sudo snap install multipass]]</code>
* MacOS Installation: <code>[[brew install --cask multipass]]</code>
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* MacOS Installation: <code>[[brew cask install]] multipass</code>
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
* <code>[[multipass list]]</code>
 
* <code>[[multipass list]]</code>
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** <code>multipass launch --[[cpus]] 2 --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
 
** <code>multipass launch --[[cpus]] 2 --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
 
** <code>multipass launch --cpus 2 --[[mem]] 8G --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
 
** <code>multipass launch --cpus 2 --[[mem]] 8G --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
** <code> multipass launch --[[cpus]] 2 --mem 8G [[--disk]] 25G --name MY_NEW_VM && [[multipass connect]] MY_NEW_VM</code>
 
 
*<code>[[multipass shell]] VM_NAME</code>
 
*<code>[[multipass shell]] VM_NAME</code>
 
*<code>[[multipass find]]</code>
 
*<code>[[multipass find]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass transfer]]</code> (copy files between host and instances)
 
* <code>[[multipass transfer]]</code> (copy files between host and instances)
 
* <code>[[multipass set]]</code>
 
* <code>[[multipass set]]</code>
* <code>[[multipass aliases]]</code> (Oct 2021)
 
* <code>[[multipass help]]</code>
 
  
 
== macOS ==
 
== macOS ==
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[[macOS]] files location: <code>/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/vault/instances/</code>
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Configuration file: <code>/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/[[multipassd-vm-instances.json]]</code>
  
* [[macOS]] files location: <code>[[/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/vault/instances/]]</code>
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Setting MULTIPASS_STORAGE system variable will change where data is stored since [[multipass 1.5.0]] (October 2020)
* Configuration file: <code>/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/[[multipassd-vm-instances.json]]</code>
 
 
 
Setting <code>[[MULTIPASS_STORAGE]]</code> system variable will change where data/images are stored since [[multipass 1.5.0]] (October 2020)
 
  
 
== Ubuntu ==
 
== Ubuntu ==
* <code>[[/var/snap/]]multipass/common/data/multipassd/vault/instances/</code>
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[[/var/snap/]]multipass/common/data/multipassd/vault/instances/
  
 
== Logs ==
 
== Logs ==
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== Know limitations ==
 
== Know limitations ==
* As of October 2021 multipass do not allow for custom IP configuration https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1293
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* As of August 2020 Do not allow for custom IP configuration https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1293
* As of October 2021 multipass do not allow to [[rename]] instances https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/255
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* As of August 2020 mulitpass do not allow to [[rename]] instances https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/255
* As of October 2021 multipass do now have [[port forwarding]] capabitilies. https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/309
 
  
 
== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
 
# Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
 
# Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
# Read [[Multipass releases]]/versions/Changelog
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# Read [[Multipass releases]]/versions
# [[Modify number of CPU on an existing instance]]: <code>[[num_cores]]</code>
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# [[Modify number of CPU on an existing instance]]
# Review most popular StackOverflow multipass questions: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/multipass?tab=Votes
 
  
 
== Related terms ==
 
== Related terms ==
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* <code>[[virt-install]]</code>
 
* <code>[[virt-install]]</code>
 
* <code>[[libvirtd]]</code>
 
* <code>[[libvirtd]]</code>
* [[LXD]] container manager
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* [[LXD]]
 
* [[Vagrant]]
 
* [[Vagrant]]
* [[MULTIPASS_STORAGE]]
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[XQuartz]]
 
* [[XQuartz]]
* {{multipass cmd}}
 
 
* {{multipass}}
 
* {{multipass}}
 
* {{Virtualization}}
 
* {{Virtualization}}
  
  
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[[Category:Linux]]
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[[Category:macOS]]
 
[[Category:Virtualization]]
 
[[Category:Virtualization]]
[[Category:Multipass]]
 

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