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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.

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Software.name
libvirt
Software.logo
Libvirt logo.svg
Software.developer
Red Hat
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS
Software.genre
Library
Software.license
GNU Lesser General Public License
Software.logo_size
250px

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Official website
www.libvirt.org
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software version identifier
12.2.0
Commons category
Libvirt
source code repository URL
gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt
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  • Internals
  • Supported Hypervisors
  • User Interfaces
  • Corporate
  • See also
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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.

==Internals== thumb|300px|libvirt supports several Hypervisors and is supported by several management solutions

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