Introduction Virsh (Virtual Shell) is the command-line interface for managing virtual machines and hypervisors through libvirt. This cheatsheet provides essential commands for daily VM management tasks, from basic operations like listing and controlling VMs to...
Introduction "Have you ever run out of disk space on your root partition after creating just a few virtual machines? That’s because KVM and libvirt, by default, tuck away all your virtual disk images in /var/lib/libvirt/images. This default setting is fine for a quick...
Introduction So, you're a seasoned Linux admin diving deeper into the world of virtualization with libvirt, KVM, and QEMU? Excellent choice! This powerful combination lets you run virtual machines (VMs) with near-native performance. But beyond just booting up a guest...
Introduction Welcome back to our OPNsense blog series! If you've been following along, you've successfully selected your hardware, prepared your installation media, and completed the basic installation of the OPNsense firewall operating system. If you haven't, you can...
Introduction Are you tired of the limitations of your consumer-grade router? As your homelab grows, so does the need for more granular control, enhanced security, and the flexibility to segment your network. Off-the-shelf routers are great for basic internet access,...
Creating an Isolated Internal Network for Virtual Machines 💻 Virtualization offers powerful tools for creating isolated environments. This post will walk you through setting up a custom internal network that's completely cut off from the host operating system (OS) and...