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The '''Collaborative Virtual Machine''' (also known as '''CollabVM''', '''Collab VM''', or '''collab-vm''') is an open source project which allows users to collaboratively control
The current concept and project was inspired by the website [[socket.computer]], but the CollabVM project adds many more features on top of the existing features such as a chat room, an [[Admin Panel|administrator panel]], logs, and more. The website was created by [[Dartz]], and the software was coded and written by [[Cosmic Sans]], Dartz and [[Geodude]]. And since the server software is open source and publicly available, you can download it for free [http://github.com/computernewb/collab3 here]. Currently, the latest version of collab-vm-server is 1.2.11, but it will eventually be replaced with CollabVM 3.0.
When you login to the website, you are given a [[Guest|generic, anonymous guest name]] (typically guest (string of 4-6 numbers)). Server owners can recompile the server with a different name, so it may be different depending on the CollabVM site you're using. You can change your name if you so desire (by clicking the "Change Username" button) or you can leave it as the default guest name.
To take control of the virtual machine, first, either press the Take Turn button or click/tap on the screen. You will then be assigned a place in line. You will either get control of the virtual machine, or you may have to wait until another users turn is finished before you can take control.
To check who is currently taking a turn, you can scroll to the user list and look for any blue or yellow names. If their name has a blue background, that means they are currently in control of the virtual machine. If their name has a yellow background, this means they are currently waiting to take control of the virtual machine. If they have no color, that means they aren't doing anything. When you press the Take Turn button or click/tap the screen, if someone is also taking a turn, you will receive a timer which indicates how long you have to wait.
'''Please note''': ''While the site is not explicitly for 18 and up, if you are under the age of 18, you need permission from your guardian, (or parent) as anyone can do anything on this virtual machine, and that includes opening pornography and other NSFW things. There is a warning blur which blurs out the screen before you can see it.''▼
▲'''Please note''': ''While the site is not explicitly for 18 and up, if you are under the age of 18, you need permission from your guardian, (or parent) as anyone can do anything on
=== Official VMs ===
February 18, 2015 to July 28, 2015
CollabVM 1.0 (known as the [[Socket.io|Socket.IO]] Era to some) was the first popular iteration of CollabVM, and the second overall. Although initially unpopular, it exploded in popularity in April 2015 after being posted onto Reddit. It ran the [[socket.computer]] engine, but had a few modifications in place, the screen was scaled, the laptop image was removed, an administrator panel was modded into it, and two exploits (one being an exploit which allowed anyone to run arbitrary QMP commands) were found and then later fixed.
CollabVM 1.0 ran 9 different operating systems in its life span, which includes: [[Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR2]], [[Windows 98]], [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows Vista|Windows Vista Home Premium]], [[Windows 7|Windows 7 Home Premium]], [[Windows 7|Windows 7 Ultimate]], [[Windows XP|Windows XP Professional SP2]], and then [[Tiny7]].
The site had a Xat chatroom (ID <code>computernewb</code>) embedded into the bottom, as well as an online counter which showed how many people were online. Later, this was added to the server itself. It was replaced with CollabVM 1.1 on July 28, 2015.
===CollabVM 1.1===
July 28, 2015 to March 24, 2016
CollabVM 1.1 was the third iteration of CollabVM. This iteration was a very important milestone in CollabVM's history as it was when the new C++ rewrite of [[collab-vm-server]] 1.1 done by [[Cosmic Sans]] was officially out of beta and released onto the site.
CollabVM 1.1 brought the brand new engine that is still in use today, as well as removing all of the vulnerabilities of [[socket.computer]], as well as making it much faster and without any fuzz. The
It has ran two operating systems in its time which includes [[Windows 7|Windows 7 Ultimate]] and [[Tiny7]]. Later, an update was released for it. Later on, it brought several new features to the table, including a new
This was also the first version of [[collab-vm-server]] that [[Experimental VM]] ran. On December 29, 2015 a new server (LunaNode?) was purchased which ran [[QEMU]] far better than the old one. On October 18, 2016, the binaries for CollabVM 1.1 were released.
===[[CollabVM 1.2]]===
March 24, 2016 to February 17, 2020
CollabVM 1.2 is the fourth iteration of CollabVM
Later, on June 15, 2016, another huge and highly anticipated feature was added to CollabVM 1.2; the Virus Farm, also known as the CollabVM Agent. The Agent allows users to upload any file to the machine its currently running on via VirtIO Serial, and more. The agent was designed to be very easy to enable and disable, so a CollabVM could easily be converted into a Virus Farm node, and vice versa. On October 18, 2016, another huge milestone for CollabVM was made - the server's source code as well as its binaries were publicly released, making the project fully open source.
On December 12, 2018, a Windows port of [[collab-vm-server]] 1.2.8 was made available by [[CHOCOLATEMAN]] and modeco80.
===[[CollabVM 2.0]]===
CollabVM 2.0 is the fifth iteration of CollabVM. This version was originally planned to be 1.3, although since it was renamed to 2.0 since it shares none of the old code from the original server. This iteration includes several updates including stability updates, more modern libraries, VNC and RDP support, full VNC and RDP audio support, accounts, native Windows support, and more.
It was dropped from being used on the official instance on June 2nd 2020 due to being extremely unstable, XSS, an overabundance of
===[[CollabVM
June 2, 2020 - When 3.0 releases
CollabVM 2.0 was way too unstable to be used as a full time version, so we switched back to 1.2. Going back, we actually got more features in the "post 2.0" updates, such as JPEG support, bugfixes and stability.
In February 2021, the last official version of the CollabVM 1.2 server was released, 1.2.11. It uses Boost.Beast for WebSockets, similar to CollabVM 2.0, but it
This updated code base is also being used as the base for the next CollabVM version.
: Build identification
: Forcefully making votes lose
; DarkOK
: Forcefully renaming users
: QEMU Monitor from VM view
: Easily login from VM view
; yellows111
: Kicking, and other such
===[[CollabVM 3.0]]===
Who knows? - May god have mercy on your wretched souls.
CollabVM 3.0 is going to be the successor to 1.x and 2.0, and started development on August 25th, 2021. It is a major overhaul
: Guacamole is going to be replaced
: Addition of a plug in system
As CollabVM 3.0 won't be the only release in the 3.x trilogy, there will be more features added in the coming weeks as new versions will release
; CollabVM 3.0.2
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