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# Nix application VMs: security through virtualization
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2018-06-29 21:59:28 +00:00
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2018-07-12 21:03:28 +00:00
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Simple application VMs (hypervisor-based sandbox) based on Nix package manager.
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2018-06-30 21:03:16 +00:00
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2018-07-01 08:21:15 +00:00
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Uses one **read-only** /nix directory for all appvms. So creating a new appvm (but not first) is just about one minute.
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2018-07-01 07:25:27 +00:00
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2018-07-05 07:46:31 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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## Installation
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2018-06-30 08:39:47 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Requirements
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2018-07-12 06:34:39 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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$ sudo apt install virt-manager curl git
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2020-01-26 19:15:53 +00:00
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$ sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $USER # group can also be "libvirtd"
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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$ newgrp libvirt
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$ echo user = "\"$USER\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
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$ sudo systemctl restart libvirtd
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2018-06-30 08:39:47 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Install Nix package manager
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2018-07-12 06:55:10 +00:00
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$ sudo mkdir -m 0755 /nix && sudo chown $USER /nix
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$ curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
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2020-01-26 10:23:33 +00:00
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$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-19.09 nixpkgs
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2018-07-12 06:55:10 +00:00
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$ . ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Install appvm
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2018-06-30 08:39:47 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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$ nix-env -if https://code.dumpstack.io/tools/appvm/archive/master.tar.gz
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2018-06-30 21:03:16 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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## Usage
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2018-07-12 07:37:33 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Search for applications
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2020-01-02 15:37:32 +00:00
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$ appvm search chromium
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Run application
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2018-06-30 21:03:16 +00:00
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2020-01-02 15:17:22 +00:00
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$ appvm start chromium
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2018-07-12 07:37:33 +00:00
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$ # ... long wait for first time, because we need to collect a lot of packages
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2018-06-30 08:39:47 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Synchronize remote repos for applications
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2020-01-02 15:47:42 +00:00
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$ appvm sync
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2019-12-29 19:10:57 +00:00
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You can customize local settings in **~/.config/appvm/nix/local.nix**.
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2018-06-30 08:39:47 +00:00
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2018-07-01 07:58:42 +00:00
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Default hotkey to release cursor: ctrl+alt.
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Shared directory
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2018-06-29 21:59:28 +00:00
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2018-07-11 23:34:36 +00:00
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$ ls appvm/chromium
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2018-06-30 21:03:16 +00:00
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foo.tar.gz
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bar.tar.gz
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2018-06-30 22:08:41 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Close VM
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2018-06-30 22:08:41 +00:00
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2018-07-11 23:34:36 +00:00
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$ appvm stop chromium
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2018-06-30 22:10:39 +00:00
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2020-01-26 01:39:36 +00:00
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### Automatic ballooning
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2018-07-12 20:00:57 +00:00
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Add this command:
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$ appvm autoballoon
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to crontab like that:
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$ crontab -l
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* * * * * /home/user/dev/go/bin/appvm autoballoon
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