canonical/multipass
Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 74
- 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: 66.0
- age_days: 3185
- days_rel: 99
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
9219 stars · 825 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Multipass is a lightweight VM manager from Canonical that orchestrates Ubuntu virtual machines on Linux, Windows, and macOS using native hypervisors (KVM, Hyper-V, QEMU, or VirtualBox). It lets developers launch fresh, cloud-init-configured Ubuntu instances with a single command, simulating a small cloud deployment locally.
Use cases
- spin up an Ubuntu VM with a single command
- simulate cloud deployments locally with cloud-init
- test software on different Ubuntu releases
- run MicroK8s or other services in a disposable VM
- get a clean Linux development environment on Windows or macOS
- prototype cloud instance configuration before deploying to AWS or Azure
When to choose
- you need quick, disposable Ubuntu environments on any workstation
- you want cloud-init-based provisioning like a public cloud
- you want minimal-overhead VMs using native hypervisors
- you want automatic Ubuntu image fetching and updates
When to avoid
- you need to run non-Ubuntu guest operating systems
- you need full-featured VM management like snapshots, complex networking, or GUI guests
- you want container-style lightweight isolation rather than full VMs
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli deployment developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools cloud-computing self-hosted windows cli virtualization ubuntu vm-manager cloud-init qemu hyper-v kvm virtualbox devops linux macos
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/canonical/multipass · fetched 2026-08-28 · b03031b9f9a5
- homepage: https://canonical.com/multipass · fetched 2026-08-29 · 32ef341693d4
- site_page: https://canonical.com/maas/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc7664ac6338
- site_page: https://canonical.com/microstack/docs/single-node · fetched 2026-08-29 · e132e9b2be0a
- site_page: https://canonical.com/microk8s/docs/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4cb1ea6f65e4
- site_page: https://canonical.com/juju/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 657a866a1942
- site_page: https://canonical.com/multipass/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8e69931d151a
- site_page: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61fee91e61d0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| canonical/multipass | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="canonical/multipass")
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