# Creating a Development VM ## Install VMWare Workstation Player VMWare Player can be downloaded from ## Download Linux ISO file NiDB can be built on most RedHat compatiable Linux distributions. Download the Rocky 8 or 9 DVD ISO from ## Create a VM in VMWare Workstation Player Start VMWare Workstation Player, click **Create a New Virtual Machine**. Choose the ISO image that you downloaded. Click **Next**. Select the Guest OS and version; in this example Linux and RHEL 9. Click **Next**. Give your VM a meaningful name and location. Click **Next**. Choose the disk size and format. 30GB is preferable and choose **Store virtual disk as a single file**. Click **Next**. Click **Customize Hardware...** and change the VM hardware. If you have extra cores available on your host machine, 4 or more cores is preferable. Same with memory, if you have extra memorty available on your host machine, 8GB or more memory is preferable. When done, click **Close**. Click **Finish**. On the main VMWare interface, double click your new VM to start it. ## Installing Linux Install RHEL compatible with the **Server with GUI** install option. Disable SELinux. Make sure to enable the network and assign a hostname. Also helpful to create a user and assign them root permissions. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.neuroinfodb.org/nidb/contribute/creating-a-development-vm.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.