I have built a Ubuntu Server 14.04.5 LTS server on a VirtualBox environment (VMware .vmdk format) to host an older LAMP app (CATS). Windows 10 desktop host.
Right now, can only get this VM accessing the internet with NAT networking. One-way traffic, to get updates. I need to generate some URL so I can interact with the web server locally, on this laptop.
Further (optionally) I would like to expose this VM-based webserver to the web, and let there be external access. I read that I need to use VirtualBox's Host Only networking, discussed in the VirtualBox docs here.
Two questions:
- How can I at least get local access to this web server which is located on my VM? I understand that i will need port forwarding going, and I can't even get my static IP address to work with VirtualBox...
- How can I allow external access to this vm-based web server? (optional, nice to have).
Any help would be appreciated!
and the virtual machines cannot talk to the world outside the host since they are not connected to a physical networking interface.