Create WeBWorK Virtual Machine (.OVA) File

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Instructions for creating a WeBWorK Virtual Machine (.OVA) Image

Note that the resulting .ova image can be used to create a virtual machine

Build the server on VirtualBox

  1. Select dynamic vmdk disk, e.g. 20 GB
  2. 8 GB memory
  3. 4 cpu's
  1. Download the ubuntu live CD (server version)
  2. Install following the standard directions with the following options
  1. Don't partition disks separately
  2. User name: wwadmin
  3. login: wwadmin
  4. password: wwadmin
  5. Computer name: wwserver
  1. set password for webworkWrite (wwadmin)
  2. add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
  3. add the standard sets to myTestCourse
  4. implement all options A-E except C (run WW through SSL)


Remove openssh-server

sudo apt remove openssh-sftp-server
  1. set password for MySQL (wwadmin)
  2. add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
  3. add the 4 standard sets to myTestCourse
  4. implement all options A-E except C (run WW through SSL)


Remove openssh-server (this has to be installed locally)