Manage VirtualBox Virtual Machines from command line.
List, Start VMs from the command line

• List
• Start
• Stop
• Register
• Rename
• Related
• Links

List

vboxmanage list vms

"NextCloud" {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
"HomeAssistant" {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}

Start

vboxmanage startvm --headless "NextCloud"

Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 9.8.99
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Stop

boxmanage  controlvm "NextCloud" poweroff

0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%

Register

VBoxManage registervm /home/user/VirtualBoxVMs/Windows/Windows.vbox

Rename

VBoxManage modifyvm OldName --name NewName

Related

• Create VirtualBox SnapShots from command line
• Create VirtualBox VM from command line

Links