Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Summary On the final page, make sure to tick 'Power on the virtual machine after creation'. User permissions for power management - select the users that will need to be able to power on / off your virtual machine: Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Permissions Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Other settings On the next window, select the image that we created earlier in the 'ISO file for bootup' field. Select a network Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Network Give it as much Disk Space as you think you'll need Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Storage Select the relevant storage for your VM: Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Select StorageĮnter the relevant info for your VM (I gave mine 2 CPU and 4GB RAM, generally enough for most VMs) Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Configure General Specifications Now go to the Virtual Machine tab and click Create Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Virtual Machine > Create Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Image > ISO File > Add > Select Storage 4) Create the Ubuntu Virtual Machine Next, select the storage medium for your Virtual Machine and this step is complete. Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Image > ISO File > Add Go to the Image tab and click on Add: Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Image > ISO Fileĭepending on how you downloaded the Ubuntu ISO file, click either From computer or From Synology NAS, and then select the file. Synology DSM > Virtual Machine Manager > Overview 3) Create an Ubuntu image Now open up VMM and go through the initial setup wizard, once done you'll be greeted with a window that looks very much like the screenshot above. Synology DSM > Package Manager > Virtual Machine Manager While that's downloading, log on to your NAS and open up Package Center, then search for Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and click Install. Ubuntu Server download pageĭownload it to your desktop or use the built in download manager within Synology DSM. To begin, let's download the relevant Ubuntu Server ISO file from the official Ubuntu website.

4 min read Photo by Gabriel Heinzer / Unsplash 1) Download the ISO.

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