While writing this article, version 6.1 is installed on my trusty Thinkpad T450s laptop, also running Debian 10. The remainder of this article assumes that you already installed VirtualBox on your PC. With the freely available VirtualBox software, you can easily create a virtual machine. BackgroundĪ virtual machine is an emulated computer that can run on your own computer. With clear instructions and clarifying screenshots, you can have your own Debian based Linux server running within half an hour of your time. This is comparable to an entry level online Virtual Private Server (VPS). The created Debian server will have 2 GB RAM, 2 CPUs and 20 GB disk space. It can serve as an ideal foundation for all your Linux server experiments and installations. Interested in running your own Linux server and curious about where to get started? This article guides you step-by-step with creating a new virtual machine in VirtualBox and performing a minimal server installation based on Debian 10, codenamed “buster”.