'''Download and Use the Default {{project_name_gateway_long}}'''
[[Download]] and [[Download#Install|import]] the {{project_name_gateway_long}} using the same procedure as per the {{project_name_long}}-Default / Download-Version. No other {{project_name_gateway_long}} changes are required in this case!
'''Set up a {{project_name_customworkstation_long}}'''
There are currently two ways to set up a {{project_name_customworkstation_long}}. Either:
# Manually create a VirtualBox VM (established, '''old''' method).
# Download and import a {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} ('''stable''' method).
Users who want to manually create a VirtualBox VM using the established and '''old''' method, click on Expand on the right.
'''1. Create a VirtualBox VM'''
Follow these steps in order:
VirtualBox → Machine → New → Next → Enter Name (for example, {{Code2|myVM}}) → Enter Operating System and Version → Next → Define RAM → Next → Create a new HDD (or not) → Next → Disk format doesn't matter (VDI works well) → Next → Set dynamically or fixed size preference → Next → Set HDD size and location preference → Next → Create
'''2. Switch VirtualBox VM Settings'''
Follow these steps in order:
* Choose the newly created VM (for example, {{Code2|myVM}}) → Settings → System → Motherboard → Hardware Clock in UTC
* System → Motherboard → Pointing Device → PS/2 Mouse (required to disable the USB controller)
* System → Processor → Enable PAE/NX (if available)
* Network → Adapter 1 → Attached to Internal Network (important!)
* Network → Adapter 1 → Name (of Internal Network) (important!): {{Code|{{project_name_short}}}} [Note: It is '''K'''icksecure, not whonix. Capital '''W''' case sensitivity matters.]
* USB → Uncheck Enable USB controller
* → OK
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Users who want to download and import a {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} template using the '''stable''' method, click on Expand on the right.
This method's advantage is that there is need to manually create a new VM. The process is greatly simplified; the {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} only needs to be downloaded and imported. This approach has several benefits: it is easier, all security settings are set for the VM, and users don't have to remember and apply necessary settings.
The latest {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} Version is: {{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}}
Although the version number for {{project_name_gateway_long}} and {{project_name_long}}-Default / Download-Version might be far higher than the {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} version, this is normal. [A newer {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} only needs to be redistributed if the settings for the VM have changed. For example, these have not changed between Whonix 9 and Whonix 13. Therefore, {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} version {{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}} is recent enough to function, because it comes with an empty virtual hard drive (meaning software cannot be outdated).]
'''1. Download the {{project_name_customworkstation_long}}'''
Download the following image.
{{#widget:Download_Button|text=Download {{project_name_customworkstation_long}}|fontsize=18px|addToClass=margin-top-10 margin-bottom-10|url=https://download.{{project_clearnet}}/ova/{{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}}/{{project_name_short}}-CUSTOM-{{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}}.ova}}
'''2. Download the OpenPGP Signature'''
Download the corresponding OpenPGP signature.
{{#widget:Download_Button|text=Download corresponding OpenPGP signature|fontsize=18px|addToClass=margin-top-10 margin-bottom-10|url=https://download.{{project_clearnet}}/ova/{{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}}/{{project_name_short}}-CUSTOM-{{Whonix-Custom-Workstation-Version}}.ova.asc}}
'''3. Verify the Whonix Image'''
Follow these steps to [[Verify the virtual machine images|verify]] the Whonix image.
'''4. Import and Rename the Virtual Machine'''
After importing the image, rename the virtual machine to something else. [It is not strictly necessary to rename the VM at this point, but this prevents potential naming conflicts if another {{project_name_customworkstation_long}} is imported later on.]
VirtualBox → Right-click on VM → Settings → Name (for example: {{Code2|myVM}})
If this method was used, please report how well it worked in the Whonix forum.