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The virtualization API
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Introduction
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The libvirt project:
- is a toolkit to manage `virtualization platforms <platforms.html>`__
- is accessible from C, Python, Perl, Go and more
- is licensed under open source licenses
- supports
`KVM <drvqemu.html>`__,
`Hypervisor.framework <drvqemu.html>`__,
`QEMU <drvqemu.html>`__,
`Xen <drvxen.html>`__,
`Virtuozzo <drvvirtuozzo.html>`__,
`VMWare ESX <drvesx.html>`__,
`LXC <drvlxc.html>`__,
`BHyve <drvbhyve.html>`__ and
`more <drivers.html>`__
- targets Linux, FreeBSD, `Windows <windows.html>`__ and `macOS <macos.html>`__
- is used by many `applications <apps.html>`__
Recent / forthcoming `release changes <news.html>`__
Quick Links
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`New contributors <contribute.html>`__
Get involved in the libvirt community & student outreach programs
`Submitting patches <hacking.html>`__
Already a regular open source contributor and have git set up? Have a quick
look at how to propose your changes to libvirt correctly
`Security vulnerabilities <securityprocess.html>`__
View security notices and report vulnerabilities to the libvirt security
response team
`Bug reporting <bugs.html>`__
View and report bugs in libvirt packages
`XML configuration <format.html>`__
Description of the XML schemas for
`domains <formatdomain.html>`__,
`networks <formatnetwork.html>`__,
`network filtering <formatnwfilter.html>`__,
`storage <formatstorage.html>`__,
`storage encryption <formatstorageencryption.html>`__,
`capabilities <formatcaps.html>`__,
`domain capabilities <formatdomaincaps.html>`__,
`storage pool capabilities <formatstoragecaps.html>`__,
`node devices <formatnode.html>`__,
`secrets <formatsecret.html>`__,
`snapshots <formatsnapshot.html>`__,
`checkpoints <formatcheckpoint.html>`__,
`backup jobs <formatbackup.html>`__
`Wiki <https://wiki.libvirt.org>`__
Read further community contributed content
`Knowledge base <kbase/index.html>`__
Learn more about libvirt through knowledge base
`Documentation <docs.html>`__
Comprehensive documentation map
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