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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..54684dc --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# virtigo: a control panel for your virtual machine cluster + +There is no greater thrill for a linux sys admin than running your own cloud. + +# This is an attempt to make something that should: + +* Maintain the master list of virtual machines that should be running at all times +* Work with a cluster of dom0 hypervisiors via libvirt and/or qemu +* Understand the cluster and autostart droplets that have failed +* Initiate and Handle all droplet events: start, stop, clone, migrate, etc +* Verify consistancy on the hypervisors +* Initiate and handle live migrations between hypervisors +* Talk to the hypervisors using only the virtigo daemon via protobuf +* Work in GUI mode (GTK/QT/etc) but ALSO the console (ncurses) +* GPL'd with the intent for use with homelab and personal hobbyists + +# Notes & Goals: + +* Be super easy to use. +* Automatically map access to serial and graphical consoles +* Only temporarily generate libvirt XML files for virsh create +* This is intended for managing Virtual Machines, not for containers +* This often uses the DO nomenclature 'droplets' instead of 'virtual machines' or 'domU' +* Every droplet is considered hostile +* When possible, use protobuf +* Let security be handled externally at the socket layer with other tools +* Put network, cpu, etc stats in external tools +* Automatic live migration to decommission nodes +* Implement iptable rules via the virtigo daemon + +# Inspired by: + +* kvm +* virt-manager +* golang +* the simplicity of the DO droplet control panel |