# Invirt

Invirt is free software for managing Xen virtual machines. Invirt powers the xvm.mit.edu service at MIT.

## Invirt Features

- Management of VMs over the Web
- Both hardware virtualization and paravirtualization
- Installation of any OS with a boot CD
- A three-minute automated Debian and Ubuntu installer
- Secure VNC console access via a Java applet
- Secure serial console access over SSH
- Authentication by Kerberos and by client Web certs or SPNEGO
- Authorization lists by AFS (optional)

Evan Broder and Greg Price gave a talk about Invirt internals in December 2008; you can see the slides.

## Getting Invirt

Invirt is free software under the GPL. The source repository is in Subversion:

> `$ svn co svn://invirt.mit.edu/trunk invirt`

If you're interested in running Invirt in your own environment, feel free to contact us at `invirt@mit.edu`. It's not yet straightforward to install; we're working on it, and we're happy to help you set it up.

Invirt is based at SIPB, the student computing group at MIT. We welcome new contributors; check out our bug tracker for an idea of what we're working on now.

Questions welcome at invirt@mit.edu.