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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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