This repository holds supporting tools that prepare a host to boot 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.

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
• cuttlefish-common - [DEPRECATED] Provided for compatibility only, it's a metapackage that depends on cuttlefish-base and cuttlefish-user

The packages can be built with the following script:

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 command:

sudo apt install ./cuttlefish-base_*.deb ./cuttlefish-user_*.deb

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 to obtain the script.

Please read docker/README.md to know how to use docker image containing Cuttlefish debian packages.