CollabVM Server 2.0

**CollabVM Server 2.0** (Cosmic)
Developer(s)	Cosmic Sans, Dartz
License	GNU General Public License v3.0
Platforms	Windows, Linux, MacOS, BSD
Architectures	x86-64 (pre-built), x86, ARM
Release date	Release-to-manufacturing: February 17, 2020 (2.0.0.000) End-of-life: June 2, 2020
Successor	CollabVM Server 3.0

This page references older versions of CollabVM 2.0, therefore, (some parts, or the entirety of) the information is irrelevant to the current version of the software.

CollabVM Server 2.0 is an open source server and complete rewrite of the 1.x core which is intended to be a proper replacement to the former CollabVM Server 1.x, but was discontinued after four months due to rushed development, creative burn-out and 4 years of broken promises and procrastination. It used to power CollabVM.

CollabVM Server 2.0 currently runs on Windows, Linux, macOS and BSD, but binaries must be built manually on the latter two.

Sections

~~Getting Started with CollabVM Server 2.0~~ DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE, USE CollabVM Server 1.x INSTEAD. IT's WAY BETTER AND NOT MEMLEAKING GARBAGE.
Admin Panel

New Features

Bugs, crash exploits, malpractices and memory leaks
Account registrations / username reservations.
Audio support.
Official Windows 7/Server 2008 R2+ support (experimental support available in 1.2 as well).
RDP and VNC support (RDP support is for VirtualBox, other software will likely work fine).
Support for QEMU, VMWare, and VirtualBox. Anything with VNC/RDP support will work (even real machines).

Automated builds

Another new feature of collab-vm-server 2.0 is that it now has automated builds, meaning that collab-vm-server 2.0 binaries will be automatically built so you don't have to compile it yourself. You can download automated builds of collab-vm-server 2.0 from the following locations:

GitHub releases (recommended)

Minimum Requirements

RAM:
- Linux and Windows: At least 512 MB of free RAM on the server (Recommended: at least 2GB)

Processor:
- Any mid/late-2000s processor (Recommended: Any modern CPU) or newer. AMD-V/VT-x is recommended (not required).

Space: At least 200 MB for collab-vm-server (5-10 GB of free space for VMs)

Operating Systems

BSD

FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD

Will build, but the required dependencies must be compiled or installed manually as vcpkg does not support these operating systems.

Linux

Any Linux distro running at least Linux Kernel 2.6.x will run collab-vm-server 2. So instead this page will list the minimum versions it will run on, and the minimum version you will need for support from the Developer team if you run into any problems.

Arch Linux

Requires at least Arch Linux 0.6 at minimum. Any modern Arch Linux install with all packages updated is recommended. An Arch Linux version from at least January 2020 is needed for full support.

CentOS

Requires at least CentOS 4 at minimum. CentOS 8 is recommended. CentOS 6 or newer is required for full support.

Debian

Requires at least Debian 3.1 at minimum. Debian 10 is recommended. Debian 8 or newer is required for full support.

Gentoo

Requires at least Gentoo Linux 2004.0 at minimum. Any modern Gentoo version is recommended. Gentoo 17.0 or newer is required for full support.

Ubuntu

Requires at least Ubuntu 4.10 at minimum. Ubuntu 18.04 is recommended. Ubuntu 16.04 or newer is required for full support.

MacOS

Requires at least Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks at minimum. macOS 10.15 Catalina is recommended. At least macOS 10.12 "Sierra" is required for full support.

Windows

Requires at least Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 at minimum. Windows 10 Version 1909, or Windows Server 2019 build 17763 is recommended. At least Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 or newer is required for full support.

The pre-built binary does not run on Windows XP. It requires at least Windows Vista SP2. If you want to run CVM Server 2 on XP, you must build it yourself with the VS 2017 XP Toolchain.