Virtualbox Made Easy : Build It & Cybersecurity Labs At Home

Virtualbox Made Easy : Build It & Cybersecurity Labs At Home
Published 8/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

Practical VirtualBox training: set up VMs, networks, and labs for IT, security, and development.

What you’ll learn

Set up and configure VirtualBox to create and manage multiple virtual machines effectively.

Understand and apply different networking modes in VirtualBox (NAT, Bridged, Host-Only, Internal) to build real-world lab environments.

How to take and restore snapshots – including live snapshots – so you can capture the exact running state of a VM and roll back whenever needed.

Able to build labs for pen testing, system administration, or development by combining host and guest integrations like shared folders and port forward

How to export and import Virtual Machines so you can share, back up, or redeploy a fully configured VM without rebuilding it from scratch.

How to set up port forwarding so your host machine can securely access services running inside your virtual machines.

How to add and attach new virtual disks so you can expand storage and simulate real-world scenarios.

Requirements

No prior virtualization experience is required.

Everything will be explained step by step. Learners should be comfortable with basic computer operations such as installing software, navigating folders, and adjusting system settings.

A Windows, macOS, or Linux computer with at least 100 GB RAM and 20 GB free disk space to run virtual machines smoothly. VirtualBox is available on all these OS, but we will use Windows in this course.
A stable internet connection to download VirtualBox and any additional resources.

Description

Overview

Lecture 1 Understanding the Lab environment and some best practices

Lecture 2 Download VirtualBox Installer

Lecture 3 Installing VirtualBox

Lecture 4 Post-Install Configuration

Section 2: Creating Windows 11 Virtual Machine
Lecture 5 Downloading ISO

Lecture 6 Creating a Virtual Build

Lecture 7 Installing Windows 11 on the VM
Lecture 8 Installing Guest Additions

Section 3: Assignment

Lecture 9 Creating Windows Server 2025 Virtual Machine
Lecture 10 Walkthrough

Section 4: Creating an Ubuntu Desktop Virtual Machine

Lecture 11 Introduction

Lecture 12 Downloading ISO

Lecture 13 Build a machine

Lecture 14 Install Ubuntu Desktop

Section 5: Assignment

Lecture 15 Creating Kali Linux Virtual Machine

Lecture 16 Walkthrough

Section 6: Using Pre-Built Image

Lecture 17 Create Kali VM using Pre-Built Image

Section 7: Grouping VMs

Lecture 18 Grouping Virtual Machines

Lecture 20 Different ways to stop a VM

Section 8: Snapshots

Lecture 21 Taking Snapshot and Restoring

Lecture 22 Deleting a snapshot

Lecture 23 Taking Live Snapshots

Section 9: Some Useful VirtualBox Features

Lecture 24 Shared Folders

Lecture 25 Adding a disk

Lecture 26 Exporting VM to create pre-built image

Lecture 27 VirtualBox Command Line Interface (CLI)

Section 10: VirtualBox Networking

Lecture 28 Introduction

Lecture 29 Network Adapters in VirtualBox

Lecture 30 A quick word on the scope

Section 11: NAT

Lecture 31 Introduction

Lecture 32 Topology

Lecture 33 Demo : Using NAT

Lecture 34 Concept of Port Forwarding in VirtualBox

Lecture 35 Demo: Port Forwarding on Windows Server
Section 12: Assignment

Lecture 36 SSH Port Forwarding (Ubuntu Server)

Lecture 37 Walkthrough

Section 13: Building Host-Only Networks

Lecture 38 Introduction

Lecture 39 Undertanding Host-Only Networking

Lecture 40 Demo : Using Host-Only Network

Section 14: Building Internal Networks

Lecture 41 Introduction

Lecture 42 Demo : Using Internal Network

Section 15: Building Bridged Networks

Lecture 43 Concept and Topology

Lecture 44 Demo: Using Bridged Mode Adapter

Section 16: Well done! You finished the course!!

Lecture 45 Thank you!

Beginners in IT or cybersecurity who want to build hands-on labs without expensive hardware.,Students and professionals preparing for certifications (like CEH, CompTIA, etc.) who need practice environments.,Developers and testers who want to run multiple operating systems on a single machine.,Tech enthusiasts curious about virtualization and creating isolated environments for learning and experimentation.