google/android-cuttlefish

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# Virtual Device for Android host-side utilities This repository holds supporting tools that prepare a host to boot [Cuttlefish](https://source.android.com/setup/create/cuttlefish), a configurable Android Virtual Device (AVD) that targets both locally hosted Linux x86/arm64 and remotely hosted Google Compute Engine (GCE) instances rather than physical hardware. ## Debian packages The following debian packages are provided: * `cuttlefish-base` - Creates static resources needed by the Cuttlefish devices * `cuttlefish-user` - Provides a local web server that enables interactions with the devices through the browser * `cuttlefish-integration` - Installs additional utilities to run Cuttlefish in Google Compute Engine * `cuttlefish-orchestration` - Replaces `cuttlefish-user` in the [Orchestration project](https://github.com/google/cloud-android-orchestration) * `cuttlefish-common` - [DEPRECATED] Provided for compatibility only, it's a metapackage that depends on `cuttlefish-base` and `cuttlefish-user` ### Download from Artifact Registry To register the apt repository on Artifact Registry, please execute command below. ```bash sudo curl -fsSL https://us-apt.pkg.dev/doc/repo-signing-key.gpg \ -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/artifact-registry.asc sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/artifact-registry.asc echo "deb https://us-apt.pkg.dev/projects/android-cuttlefish-artifacts android-cuttlefish main" \ | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/artifact-registry.list sudo apt update ``` Afterwards, debian packages are available to download via `apt install`. Noting that only `cuttlefish-base`, `cuttlefish-user`, and `cuttlefish-orchestration` are deployed to Artifact Registry. ```bash sudo apt install cuttlefish-base cuttlefish-user cuttlefish-orchestration ``` ### Build and install manually The packages can be built with the following script: ```bash tools/buildutils/build_packages.sh ``` Cuttlefish requires only `cuttlefish-base` to be installed, but `cuttlefish-user` is recommended to enjoy a better user experience. These can be installed after building with the following commands: ```bash sudo apt install ./cuttlefish-base_*.deb ./cuttlefish-user_*.deb sudo usermod -aG kvm,cvdnetwork,render $USER sudo reboot ``` The last two commands above add the user to the groups necessary to run the Cuttlefish Virtual Device and reboot the machine to trigger the installation of additional kernel modules and apply udev rules. ## Google Compute Engine The following script can be used to build a host image for Google Compute Engine: device/google/cuttlefish/tools/create_base_image.go [Check out the AOSP tree](https://source.android.com/setup/build/downloading) to obtain the script. ## Container images Please read [container/README.md](container/README.md) to know how to build and use docker or podman image containing Cuttlefish debian packages.

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Manages the lifecycle of Cuttlefish instances and their groups using podcvd, including automatic management of all ADB connections.

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