ANALYSIS OF VIRTUALBOX INTERACTION METHODS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION

Abstract

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a leading methodology in modern server infrastructure management. It enables automated deployment and consistent configuration of server environments by representing infrastructure definitions as code. This approach allows administrators to leverage version control, change tracking, code review, and CI/CD practices, resulting in more reliable and scalable systems. However, effective implementation of IaC requires programmable access to the underlying infrastructure via application programming interfaces (APIs). This paper focuses on the virtualization engine VirtualBox, which forms the core of our faculty’s infrastructure. Although VirtualBox provides several APIs, such as COM/XPCOM, a command-line interface, and a web service, its integration with modern IaC tools remains limited. The objective of this research is to explore these interfaces and design an object-oriented C# wrapper that enables seamless use of VirtualBox functionality within different virtual environment management tools.