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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/libvirt/libvirt
• Owner: libvirt
• License: lgpl-2.1
• Created: 2015-05-22T13:40:12.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-29T11:12:25.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T13:12:30.362Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: C
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• Size: 929 MB
• Stars: 1,416
• Watchers: 94
• Forks: 681
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: NEWS.rst
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.rst
  • License: COPYING
  • Security: docs/securityprocess.rst
  • Support: docs/support.rst
  • Governance: docs/governance.rst
  • Authors: AUTHORS.rst.in

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Libvirt API for virtualization

==============================

Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the

virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It

includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware

vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER

Hypervisor.

For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management

daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the

API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.

Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other

languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as

mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.

Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the

website:

https://libvirt.org

License

=======

The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General

Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are

not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General

Public License, version 2.0 (or later). See the files ``COPYING.LESSER``

and ``COPYING`` for full license terms & conditions.

Installation

============

Instructions on building and installing libvirt can be found on the website:

https://libvirt.org/compiling.html

Contributing

============

The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components

the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development

mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:

https://libvirt.org/contribute.html

Contact

=======

The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:

* [email protected] (**for user discussions**)

* [email protected] (**for development only**)

Further details on contacting the project are available on the website:

https://libvirt.org/contact.html