From 3262f37229880f781818e5b932d35ca1d832b123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pavel 'LEdoian' Turinsky Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 02:12:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add a simple README with instructions --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7866a9d --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This is a simple tool to generate testing networks of virtual machines. It was +written primarilly for my bachelor's thesis. + +# Usage: + +1. Edit `gen_machines.py` to define the desired network +2. Optionally edit the templates of config files +3. Run it +4. Create pre-installed Alpine Linux 3.15.4 disk image in `dummydisk.img` +5. Run `gen_disks.sh` as root – this creates customized disk images for all the machines +6. Append `output/bridge.conf` to your `/etc/qemu/bridge.conf` in order to be able to connect your VMs to bridges as regular user