libvirt: The virtualization API (original) (raw)
Introduction¶
The libvirt project:
- is a toolkit to manage virtualization platforms
- is accessible from C, Python, Perl, Go and more
- is licensed under open source licenses
- supportsKVM,Hypervisor.framework,QEMU,Xen,Virtuozzo,VMWare ESX,LXC,BHyve andmore
- targets Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and macOS
- is used by many applications
Recent / forthcoming release changes
Quick Links¶
Get involved in the libvirt community & student outreach programs
Already a regular open source contributor and have git set up? Have a quick look at how to propose your changes to libvirt correctly
View security notices and report vulnerabilities to the libvirt security response team
View and report bugs in libvirt packages
Description of the XML schemas fordomains,networks,network filtering,storage,storage encryption,capabilities,domain capabilities,storage pool capabilities,node devices,secrets,snapshots,checkpoints,backup jobs
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Comprehensive documentation map
Blog Planet¶
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