Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs. https://katacontainers.io/

Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application developed for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras.

Real-time monitoring of IT components and services, such as networks, servers, VMs, applications and the cloud.

macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon to use in CI and other automations

😎 A curated list of languages that compile directly to or have their VMs in WebAssembly

🐻 The multi-zone service mesh for containers, Kubernetes and VMs. Built with Envoy. CNCF Sandbox Project.

An open-source, next-generation "runc" that empowers rootless containers to run workloads such as Systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, just like VMs.

A modular and portable open source XMPP client library written in Java for Android and Java (SE) VMs

Build and run tiny vms from Dockerfiles. Small and sleek.

Ansible examples using Vagrant to deploy to local VMs.

CRC is a tool to help you run containers. It manages local VMs to run a OpenShift 4.x cluster, Microshift or Podman optimized for testing and development purposes

An agent to enable remote management of your EC2 instances, on-premises servers, or virtual machines (VMs).

Builds malware analysis Windows VMs so that you don't have to.

Lightweight Linux VMs on MacOS

Prettify vmstats in your browser

Spawns lightweight nixos vms in a shell

IAP Desktop is a Windows application that provides zero-trust Remote Desktop and SSH access to Linux and Windows VMs on Google Cloud.

Secure Node.js Execution Without a Sandbox A lightweight library for secure Node.js execution. No containers, no VMs — just npm-compatible sandboxing out of the box.

Kubernetes CRI implementation for running VM workloads

RISC-V VMs in Minecraft.

smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs

:zap: Shinobi Pro - The Next Generation in Open-Source Video Management Software with support for over 6000 IP and USB Cameras

Automatic snapshot tool for Proxmox VE VMs and containers with retention policies

Orchestrate VMs from your terminal

embiggden-disk live-resizes a filesystem after first live-resizing any necessary layers below it: an optional LVM LV and PV, and an MBR or GPT partition table

OpenClaw-ready macOS VMs

rapidvms(open source VMS/NVR Video Management System/ Network Video Recorder) ==> project closed, use https://linkingvision.com/hproainvr instead

Unraid docker image to help install MacOS vms

Kubernetes controller to spread preemption for preemtible VMs in GKE to avoid mass deletion after 24 hours