This above installation is good for evaluating iDempiere and for small (<10) concurrent user counts. See the main coursework section named "Production Installation and Hosting" to see installation options to support larger user counts.
Getting Started - iDempiere Installation with Virtual Box
Use the below video as a guide to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox. Once done, you can use the above video's to install iDempiere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBm7pz9Ok1k
After your machine is created and before you install Ubuntu, right-click on your virtual machine and choose settings. Under the Network options, set the “Attached to:” field to “Bridged Adapter”. This setting allows all machines on your local network to see your server. Said another way, this setting adds the server to the network just like any other machine. If you leave the “Attached to:” field at its default value of “NAT”, the server would exist in a little bubble that no one can connect to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=343&v=ArcQtZ7kiHI
Simple Instructions:
Guest: Virtualbox menu => Devices => Shared Folders => New icon on right
Path: /home/hostusername/Public
Auto Mount = Y
Make Permanent = Y
Mount Point = leave blank
Execute the following commands from your guest
NOTE: following assumes your guest username is 'ubuntu'