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# init(configuration:)

Creates the VM and configures it with the specified data.

```
convenience init(configuration: VZVirtualMachineConfiguration)
```

## Parameters

`configuration`

The configuration of the VM. The configuration must be valid, and you can verify that it’s valid by calling its [`validate()`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachineConfiguration/validate()) method. The VM stores a copy of the configuration.

## Return Value

An initialized VM object.

## Discussion

This VM uses your app’s main queue for all operations. You must perform all VM-related operations on the main queue, and the VM executes all callbacks and delegate methods on the main queue.

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