Shell KVM

Open-source Shell projects categorized as KVM

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It was merged into the mainline Linux kernel in version 2.6.20, which was released on February 5, 2007.

Top 20 Shell KVM Projects

  • Docker-OSX

    Run macOS VM in a Docker! Run near native OSX-KVM in Docker! X11 Forwarding! CI/CD for OS X Security Research! Docker mac Containers.

  • Project mention: GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-10

    Running macOS legally requires real mac servers and a bespoke storage solution: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/not-just-stac...

    A self-hosted macOS runner will be more economical in the long-run, if you have a spot you can hook it up at, or if you're fine doing things less than legally, you can use https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX.

  • macOS-Simple-KVM

    Tools to set up a quick macOS VM in QEMU, accelerated by KVM.

  • Project mention: Darling: Run macOS Software on Linux | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-11-26

    I'm a 30 year linux veteran and windows free for over 22. I di d have a windows vm for some time because I have some music stuff that doesn't work with linux, like a nord keyboard and some guitar stuff.

    But i burnt the vm with fire when I found https://github.com/foxlet/macOS-Simple-KVM

  • InfluxDB

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  • quickemu

    Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines

  • Project mention: Proxmox VE: Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-27

    https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu

  • virtual-dsm

    Virtual DSM in a Docker container.

  • Project mention: Virtual DSM in a Docker Container | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-27
  • kvm-install-vm

    Bash script to build local virtual machines using KVM/libvirt and cloud-init.

  • KVM-GPU-Passthrough

    This is a simple, mostly automated guide to pass a GPU through to a VM.

  • Project mention: Unsure of switching to Linux | /r/linux_gaming | 2023-06-08

    Look into creating a windows VM with GPU pass-through then. The benefit is you don't actually leave the linux environment while booting windows for gaming, and the performance hit to the game is minimal. Example: https://github.com/BigAnteater/KVM-GPU-Passthrough

  • pikvm-board

    Cheap and high performance hardware based on CM4 for pikvm or tinypilot

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  • LEDs-single-gpu-passthrough

    Single GPU passthrough guide 单显卡直通教程资源

  • macOS-KVM

    Streamlined macOS QEMU KVM Hackintosh configuration using OpenCore and libvirt

  • kvm-qemu-virtualization-guide

    Guide to run VMs with KVM and QEMU

  • Single-GPU-Passthrough-for-Dummies

    Non-intimidating guide to create a KVM GPU Passthrough via libvirt/virt-manager on systems with only one GPU.

  • pop_OS-win10-KVM-setup

    This is a repo that contains directions and the necessary files to create a working pop!_OS -> Windows 10 KVM that has GPU Passthrough, CPU Passthrough with proper pinning, Allocated ram, and PCIe passthrough with QEMU and Virt-Manager.

  • DistroHopper

    Quickly download, create and run VM of any#TODO operating system.

  • find

    Firecracker IN Docker - MicroVM inside containers (by anyfiddle)

  • quick-vm

    Setup a Stealth Windows VM on any Linux system using Qemu/KVM.

  • vfio

    This is the config for my VFIO gaming VM (by lennard0711)

  • phyllomeos

    This repository contains kickstart files for deploying Phyllome OS

  • vfio-void-linux

    My libvirt/vfio config with GPU, NIC and NVME passthrough. Void Linux host, Win 11 guest (and other VMs)

  • libvirt-dist

    Libvirt XML Files for Derivative Linux Distributions KVM - https:/www.kicksecure.com/wiki/KVM / https://www.whonix.org/wiki/KVM

  • virt-manager-easy-installer

    Script that simplifies the installation of the Virt-manager virtualization environment and GNS3

  • Project mention: Install Virt manager + EFI firmware in under a minute on Arch Linux, Debian/Ubuntu and Fedora | /r/linux | 2023-07-31

    Link to download the script: https://github.com/NF02/virt-manager-easy-installer

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

Shell KVM related posts

  • Virtual DSM in a Docker Container

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Feb 2024
  • How to run macOS on Linux (without too much hassle) [video]

    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Feb 2024
  • Can a USB external drive be mounted in Unraid and then used in Virtual DSM to copy files from there?

    1 project | /r/unRAID | 7 Dec 2023
  • Darling: Run macOS Software on Linux

    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Nov 2023
  • kroese/virtual-dsm: Virtual DSM in a docker container.

    1 project | /r/devopsish | 6 Sep 2023
  • Virtual Synology DSM in a Docker container

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Sep 2023
  • Possible downsides or issues with this solution?

    1 project | /r/VFIO | 26 May 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source KVM projects in Shell? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 Docker-OSX 35,695
2 macOS-Simple-KVM 13,515
3 quickemu 9,437
4 virtual-dsm 2,075
5 kvm-install-vm 328
6 KVM-GPU-Passthrough 302
7 pikvm-board 235
8 LEDs-single-gpu-passthrough 119
9 macOS-KVM 111
10 kvm-qemu-virtualization-guide 88
11 Single-GPU-Passthrough-for-Dummies 83
12 pop_OS-win10-KVM-setup 56
13 DistroHopper 36
14 find 32
15 quick-vm 32
16 vfio 30
17 phyllomeos 17
18 vfio-void-linux 9
19 libvirt-dist 9
20 virt-manager-easy-installer 2

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