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# Create an OSINT lab

## Virtualization Software

You can install either of these

* [VMWare Workstation Player](https://www.vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html)
* [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)

## Tracelabs OSINT VM

You can use the VM made by tracelabs:

* [TraceLabs OSINT VM](https://www.tracelabs.org/initiatives/osint-vm)
* [TraceLabs OSINT VM Installation Guide](https://download.tracelabs.org/Trace-Labs-OSINT-VM-Installation-Guide-v2.pdf)