# xcp-ng/xcp

Entry point for issues and wiki. Also contains some scripts and sources.

Repository: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xcp
Homepage: https://xcp-ng.org
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xcp-ng, xapi, xenserver, xcp, virtualization, xen-cloud-platform, virtualization-platform, xen-source, citrix
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:31:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3176, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 443, "gap_med": 47, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1603, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.852167+00:00)

## What it is
XCP-ng is a turnkey, fully open-source virtualization platform based on the Xen hypervisor, serving as the community-driven successor to Citrix XenServer. This repository is the entry point for issues, wiki, scripts, and sources for the platform, which supports VM lifecycle management, live migration, snapshots, and scale-out pools managed via CLI, API, or Xen Orchestra.

## Use cases
- run vms on my own bare metal without vmware licensing
- migrate away from vmware to an open source hypervisor
- self-host a virtualization platform with live migration and snapshots
- manage a pool of xen hosts at scale with a web ui
- set up a free xenserver alternative for production
- back up and orchestrate vms across multiple hosts

## When to choose
- you want a fully open-source, no-paywall XenServer successor with LTS support
- you need turnkey bare-metal hypervisor installation with pre-configured tooling
- you are migrating from VMware or Citrix Hypervisor and want tooling assistance
- you need pool-level management, HA, and backup via the Xen Orchestra ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need KVM-based virtualization or want to run hypervisor guests inside an existing Linux distro
- you only need desktop virtualization for a single workstation (VirtualBox, GNOME Boxes)
- you require proprietary clustering features from Citrix Hypervisor, which are not available in XCP-ng
- you want a lightweight container-only runtime rather than full VMs

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: self-hosted, developer-tools, cli, gui
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: xen-hypervisor, xenserver-fork, vm-management, live-migration, xen-orchestra, vmware-migration, lts, open-source-virtualization, virtualization, devops, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- xcp-ng/xcp (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.852167+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:52:33.426502+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.852167+00:00, sha c79ffe500302)
  - homepage: https://xcp-ng.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:19.654530+00:00, sha b9ab4e718b26)
  - site_page: https://docs.xcp-ng.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:19.663699+00:00, sha 8a01fe0162fd)
  - site_page: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/releases/release-8-3 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:19.665716+00:00, sha a29cc7384462)
  - site_page: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/installation/upgrade (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:19.670734+00:00, sha 59fe731c63ec)
  - site_page: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/management (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:19.673182+00:00, sha dfe35d6a2dd0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.