| libvirt | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Red Hat |
| Initial release | December 19, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-12-19)[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux,FreeBSD,Windows,macOS[3] |
| Type | Library |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | libvirt |
| Repository | |
libvirt is anopen-sourceAPI,daemon and management tool for managingplatform virtualization.[3] It can be used to manageKVM,Xen,VMware ESXi,QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer ofhypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.
libvirt is aC library with bindings in other languages, notably inPython,[4]Perl,[5]OCaml,[6]Ruby,[7]Java,[8]JavaScript (viaNode.js)[9] andPHP.[10] libvirt for these programming languages is composed of wrappers around another class/package called libvirtmod. libvirtmod's implementation is closely associated with its counterpart in C/C++ in syntax and functionality.
Various virtualization programs and platforms use libvirt.Virtual Machine Manager,GNOME Boxes and others provide graphical interfaces. The most popular command line interface is virsh, and higher level tools such asoVirt.[13]
Development of libvirt is backed byRed Hat,[14] with significant contributions by other organisations and individuals. libvirt is available on most Linux distributions; remote servers are also accessible fromAppleMac OS X andMicrosoft Windows clients.[15]
