Best practices to install Linux Guests in Ravada ================================================ Disk volumes ------------ It is advisable to have at least 2 disk volumes: one for the Operative System and another one for the SWAP partition. Make sure both are selected in the new machine form. The Operative system will go to /dev/vda and the swap drive will be in /dev/vdb. Configure them properly in the installation process. Installing software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You should at least install these applications: - qemu-guest-agent - acpi Energy setup ------------ Configure the system so if the *power off* button is pressed the computer is shut down. Automatic or unattended upgrades -------------------------------- Upgrades may cause the disk volumes to grow unexpectedly. They should be disabled. For Debian, Ubuntu and similar systems: .. prompt:: bash $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades Other Linux flavours may have similar tools. Contributions welcome. Limit systemd log size ---------------------- *Thanks to Jordi Lino for this tip* . You can change the systemd configuration to limit the journal log disk usage (100 MB for example). Edit the /etc/systemd/journald.conf file and un-comment (remove # at the beginning) the line #SystemMaxUse= and change it to SystemMaxUse=100M. Read `this `__ for more information.