--- title: Multipass layout: article category: dev --- [Multipass](https://multipass.run) is a tool for easily setting up Ubuntu VMs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Similar to Docker, Multipass works through a CLI. To use, clone this repo and then create a new Multipass VM. ``` git clone https://github.com/libretime/libretime.git cd libretime multipass launch bionic -n ltTEST --cloud-init cloud-init.yaml multipass shell ltTEST ``` Multipass isn't currently able to do an automated install from the cloud-init script. After you enter the shell for the first time, you will still need to run the install script for LibreTime. ``` cd /libretime sudo bash install -fiap ``` The IP address of your new VM can be found by running `multipass list`. Copy and paste it into your web browser to access the LibreTime interface and complete the setup wizard. You can stop the VM with `multipass stop ltTEST` and restart with `multipass start ltTEST`. If you want to delete the image and start again, run `multipass delete ltTEST && multipass purge`. ### Cloud-init options in cloud-init.yaml You may wish to change the below fields as per your location. ``` timezone: America/New York # change as needed ntp: pools: ['north-america.pool.ntp.org'] servers: ['0.north-america.pool.ntp.org', '0.pool.ntp.org'] ``` If you are running your forked repo of LibreTime for testing purposes, modify the URL on this line: ``` - cd / && git clone https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime.git ```