Table of Contents
- (1) Download VirtualBox
- (2) Download Virtual Machine
- (3) Boot up the virtual machine
- (4) Setting the host on the virtual machine
- (5) Run the service on your host machine
- Important Commands
- References
(1) Download VirtualBox
You can download VirtualBox by following the instructions in the link below.
(2) Download Virtual Machine
You can download Virtual Machine by following the instructions in the link below.
Free Virtual Machines from IE8 to MS Edge - Microsoft Edge Development
(3) Boot up the virtual machine
Open Virtual Box.
You can boot up the virtual machine here.
Use cmd and i to import the downloaded folder.
Click the folder icon and select IE -Win7.ovf and click open.
Just click import unsless you want to change some default settings.
After importing the folder, select IE11 - Win7 and click start.
Yay! The virtual machine is ready!
(4) Setting the host on the virtual machine
Set host machine’s local ip address as the virtual machine’s host to access the service that is running on your host machine.
You can check out this page to know more about it.
Run the command below under Windows\System32\drivers\etc on your virtual machine.
Windows\System32\drivers\etc: $ NotePad hostshosts would be opened with Notepad and set the local ip address as host of the virtual machine like the picture below.
(5) Run the service on your host machine
Run your service like the command below.
$ rails s // exampleCheck http://localhost:3000/ on the virtual machine if you can access to the service there.
Important Commands
- command on the left side: Release captured mouse pointer.
- shift + right click: Open the cli at the directory you clicked.
- Notepad file: Open the file with Notepad.