KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a widely adopted virtualization solution for Linux systems.
KVM
In some past articles, we tackled KVM and libvirt as a virtualization option on Linux. But I never introduced the basics for the same. Therefore, let's have a look at KVM and libvirt on Fedora and see how you can get started.
Cloud-Init
If you read my blog carefully, you may know that I really like Ansible. You can manage and configure machines and APIs very easily with Ansible automation. But what if the machine is offline or needs a configuration to boot up? This is where Cloud-Init can help.
Fedora
In the previous article, we introduced virtualization to our home server. This allows us to start virtual machines with different operating systems. The combination of libvirt, KVM and Cockpit also allows us to create virtual machines with a graphical frontend.
Fedora
Virtualization opens a wide variety of possibilities. If you want to test a new OS release or set up some special workload, a Virtual Machine can be used easily.
Vagrant
Vagrant provides an easy and powerful way to deploy local machines for development and testing. You can use Ansible or Podman and Docker to provision complete use cases on the machines, too.
Vagrant
Vagrant is a powerful tool, that can help to create and manage VMs on different operating systems. Very often you will need to add more software to these VMs or test your new web project. This can be achieved with provisioners. In this article, I will tackle file and shell provisioners.
Vagrant
Vagrant by Hashi Corp enables users to create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable development environments. It is basically Virtualization configuration in a single file. This guide will enable you to install and use Vagrant for simple tasks.