Arclight is a server virtualization management solution based on KVM. It is designed to be a easy-to-use management platform allowing users to create and manage virtual machines (VMs) on Linux servers. Arclight utilizes the Libvirt API, All of the actions you would expect from a virtualization management tool are included in the software. For example, user can create, clone and manage VMs, storage pools networks and volumes. When it comes to networking, there are multiple options available. Users create private networks for there VMs and have the option to control DHCP within the private network. In addition to private networks, VMs can also use bridged connections, connecting them directly to the network interfaces on the physical server. Manage virtual machines directly from Arclight. There is no need to install additional VNC software. [About this project]: This project is in-development and we are still adding features to it along with complete ISO package and APIs for Enterprise Usage.
Note: The project is currently unmaintained as we explored migrating its core from PHP to more asynchronous, typed language support like TypeScript for enhanced performance and scalability. Unfortunately, the limited availability of libvirt packages in these languages presented challenges, with the most promising option, [Pulumi's libvirt package](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/libvirt/), still in early development. Moreover, despite its potential, existing open-source hypervisors with large and well-established communities overshadowed the project, stalling development. Originally started as a hobby project, Arclight was never intended as direct competition. In the future, we plan to restart development with a stronger, more resilient approach to realize its full potential.
- Simple and Minimalist UI
- Create virtual machines on bare-metal servers or in your home lab.
- Nested virtualization including Bare-Metal provisioning (Vms inside Vms).
- Create private and public networks for your VMs.
- Create storage pools.
- Create volumes for your VMs.
- Create snapshots.
- Upload Custom ISOs and Qcow2+raw images.
- Provide a web interface for your Host server.
- Integrated monitoring.
- In-Built SSH client and VNC console to manage VMs.
- Get automatic updates for Arclight.
- Installation
- Add Reverse Proxy & Encrypt Arclight
- Add Custom Storage Pools
- ISO images for KVM machines
Arclight documentation lives here.
Arclight is open-source, licensed as GPL v3. The client and component libraries are licensed as MPL.
From opening a bug report to creating a pull request: every contribution is appreciated and welcomed. If you're planning to implement a new feature or change the API please create an issue first. This way we can ensure your work is not in vain. Let's build this damn Cloud !
