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== Introduction ==
This page gives instructions for installing the qemu guest agent on TrueNAS Core

== Instructions ==
Download this zipfile. 
[[:File:Qemu-guest-agent freebsd13.1.zip|Qemu guest agent for FreeBSD]]
It contains 3 files:
 qemu-ga
 qemu-guest-agent
 virtio_console.ko

# Place <tt>virtio_console.ko</tt> in <tt>/boot/modules</tt>.
# Run <tt>kldload virtio_console.ko</tt>.
# Place <tt>qemu-ga</tt> in <tt>/usr/local/bin</tt>.
# Place <tt>qemu-guest-agent</tt> in <tt>/usr/local/etc/rc.d</tt>.
# Place <tt>qemu-guest-agent</tt> in another location of your choice. This will be a copy that is re-added to the rc.d directory each time TrueNAS boots.
# Create Tunables in the TrueNAS web UI. System -> Tunables.
## Variable=qemu_guest_agent_enable Value=YES Type=RC Enabled=yes
## Variable=qemu_guest_agent_flags Value=-d -v -l /var/log/qemu-ga.log Type=RC Enabled=yes
## Variable=virtio_console_load Value=YES Type=LOADER Enabled=yes
# Create Init/Shutdown Scripts in the TrueNAS web UI. Tasks -> Init/Shutdown Scripts.
## Type=Command Command=service qemu-guest-agent start When=POSTINIT Enabled=yes Timeout=10
## Type=Command Command=cp /[path to a local copy of qemu-guest-agent file] /usr/local/etc/rc.d When=PREINIT Enabled=yes Timeout=10
# Reboot TrueNAS.

After running through these steps the QEMU guest agent should be running
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