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libkrun/krunvm

Create microVMs from OCI images observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/libkrun/krunvm · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

91/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 75
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 165
  • age_days: 2045
  • days_rel: 8
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1738 stars · 66 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

krunvm is a CLI utility for creating lightweight microVMs directly from OCI container images, built on libkrun and buildah. It offers fast boot times, minimal footprint, host volume mapping, and port forwarding without disk image or network configuration.

Use cases

  • run a container image in an isolated microVM
  • spin up lightweight VMs from OCI images on Linux or macOS
  • sandbox workloads with minimal overhead
  • map host directories into a microVM
  • expose guest service ports to the host
  • avoid maintaining VM disk images

When to choose

  • you want fast-booting, minimal VMs from existing container images
  • you need lightweight isolation without full VM management tooling
  • you're on Linux/KVM x86_64 or AArch64, or macOS ARM64

When to avoid

  • you need full-featured VM orchestration or clustering
  • you're on Windows or macOS Intel
  • you need GPU passthrough or complex networking

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli container-runtime deployment developer-tools cloud-computing cli rust microvm oci-images kvm hypervisor-framework buildah lightweight-vms virtualization containers command-line linux macos

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Member repositories

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libkrun/krunvmmain91

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