# Compute Station Virtualisation **URL:** \ **Category:** team trust\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.88.io/t/compute-station-virtualisation/564 "2022-03-18T05:00:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![admin](https://discuss.88.io/user_avatar/discuss.88.io/admin/32/38_2.png) [@admin](https://discuss.88.io/u/admin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.88.io/t/compute-station-virtualisation/564/1 "2022-03-18T05:00:42Z")
# Introduction Disposable Nodes need the [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/) operating system to run, if you CANNOT run Ubuntu directly on your device, then [Virtual Machine](https://www.howtogeek.com/196060/beginner-geek-how-to-create-and-use-virtual-machines/) is a good workaround. You can [rent virtual machines](https://discuss.88.io/t/virtual-compute-station/564/3) from many providers online and you can [run virtual machine](https://discuss.88.io/t/virtual-compute-station/564/2#virtual-box-1) on your own computers. The Virtual Machines must support Ubuntu Server 20.04 or 22.04, so a disposable node can be created instantly with just [one command](https://discuss.88.io/t/create-node/484). # Location Declaration All Hosted Station can only be hosted in data centres with declared location at least to the Region level. For example, for [oztralia.com](http://oztralia.com) all the Compute Stations are hosted in data centres in the following locations: 1. Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) 2. Beauharnois, Quebec (Canada) ---
**Author:** ![admin](https://discuss.88.io/user_avatar/discuss.88.io/admin/32/38_2.png) [@admin](https://discuss.88.io/u/admin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://discuss.88.io/t/compute-station-virtualisation/564/2 "2022-04-15T23:18:03Z")
# Hosted Station Example Although the preferred way is running Compute Station is on your own hardware on your home computers, hosting of them at compute infrastructure providers that have NOT conflict of interest can be a good solution in some use cases. ## Referral Programs A lot of these compute infrastructure providers have referral programs that will benefit the referrer and in some cases the referred also. When you are helping others deploy disposable nodes, you can earn some EXTRA INCOME through these the referral programs. ### Vultr Referral Note referral programs can be complex. For example: 1. We are given one referral code for [Vultr](https://www.vultr.com/?ref=6810271) which is [https://www.vultr.com/?ref=6810271](https://www.vultr.com/?ref=6810271) We get USD10, after the referred user has been active for 30+ days and has made at least USD10 in payments. 2. We are given another referral code that pays more for higher spend: [https://www.vultr.com/?ref=9119640-8H](https://www.vultr.com/?ref=9119640-8H) We get USD35 and the referred user get USD100 in credit, if the referred user has been active for 14+ days and has made at least USD35 in payments. So which referrer code to use depends on the usage of individual referred customer. ---
**Author:** ![admin](https://discuss.88.io/user_avatar/discuss.88.io/admin/32/38_2.png) [@admin](https://discuss.88.io/u/admin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.88.io/t/compute-station-virtualisation/564/3 "2022-06-20T00:47:11Z")
# Virtual Box Virtual Box is available on Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS, currently [Virtual Box](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VirtualBox) is recommended since it is free, open sourced and actively being developed and deployed. 1. [Virtual Box Screen Shots](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots) 2. [Virtual Box Change Log](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog) Try to use the latest version of Virtual Box if possible, although all versions from 6.1.0 (released 2019-12-10) onwards are supported. ## Instructions Installation of Ubuntu Server in your Virtual Box is preferred, but Ubuntu Desktop will also work. > **[How to Install Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox – Linux Hint](https://linuxhint.com/install_ubuntu_virtualbox_2004/)** > > In this article, I am going to show you how to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in a VirtualBox Virtual Machine (VM). **References:** - Ubuntu Server 1. [https://hibbard.eu/install-ubuntu-virtual-box/](https://hibbard.eu/install-ubuntu-virtual-box/) 2. [How to Install Ubuntu 20.04 Server on VirtualBox? – GetLabsDone](https://getlabsdone.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-20-04-server-on-virtualbox/) - Ubuntu Desktop 1. [https://brb.nci.nih.gov/seqtools/installUbuntu.html](https://brb.nci.nih.gov/seqtools/installUbuntu.html) 2. [https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-run-ubuntu-desktop-on-a-virtual-machine-using-virtualbox#1-overview](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-run-ubuntu-desktop-on-a-virtual-machine-using-virtualbox#1-overview) ## Tips 1. Virtual Box Performance [Slow performance VM on Win10 - virtualbox.org](https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=109787) ---
**Author:** ![admin](https://discuss.88.io/user_avatar/discuss.88.io/admin/32/38_2.png) [@admin](https://discuss.88.io/u/admin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://discuss.88.io/t/compute-station-virtualisation/564/4 "2023-03-25T01:50:59Z")
# LXD [LXD System Containers](https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/introduction/) provide a great alternative to Virtual Machines like KVM and VirtualBox. ## OpenWrt > **[GitHub - cvmiller/openwrt-lxd: Directions and script for running OpenWrt on LXD](https://github.com/cvmiller/openwrt-lxd/)** > > Directions and script for running OpenWrt on LXD