Libvirt

libvirt
Developer(s)Red Hat
Initial releaseDecember 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)
Stable release
10.0.0 / 15 January 2024 (2024-01-15)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS
TypeLibrary
LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License
Websitelibvirt.org 

libvirt is an open-source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization. It can be used to manage KVM, Xen, VMware ESXi, QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer of hypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.