Svavyom product status and availability
See what the Svavyom Development Preview does today, what is not supported yet, and why it is not for production workloads.
What is available today
Current product boundaries, from the project README, reviewed 19 October 2026.
| Area | Current state |
|---|---|
| Platform | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, x86_64, KVM and libvirt qemu:///system; one host per installation |
| VM lifecycle | Create from a cloud image with an SSH key; start, stop, reboot, force off, delete |
| Consoles | Serial and graphical (VNC) consoles in the browser |
| Recovery | Snapshots, backups and restore, scheduled backups, local, directory or SSH targets |
| Networking | Managed NAT networks and an optional host bridge |
| Access control | Three roles: admin, operator and viewer |
| Not supported | High availability, multi-host management, stability guarantees and production workloads. Release artifacts are not signed yet |
Available in the preview: VM lifecycle (create from a cloud image with an SSH key, start, stop, reboot, force off, delete), serial and graphical consoles in the browser, installation media and rescue mode, snapshots, backups and restore, scheduled backups, managed NAT networks and an optional host bridge, alerts with a webhook, a nightly guest boot check, usage graphs, three roles (admin, operator, viewer), and an installer, upgrader and support-bundle tool (svavyom-ctl).
What exists, and what does not
A Development Preview for evaluation and non-critical use. Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, one host per installation.
- VM lifecycle: create, start, stop, reboot, force off, delete
- Serial and graphical (VNC) consoles in the browser
- Snapshots, backups and restore, plus scheduled backups
- Managed NAT networks and an optional host bridge
- Alerts with a webhook, a nightly boot check and usage graphs
- Three roles, and an installer, upgrader and support-bundle tool
- High availability and live migration
- Multi-host management
- Signed release artifacts
- Production workloads and stability guarantees
- Hosts beyond Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on x86_64
What comes next
Direction, not a schedule. No delivery dates are announced.
- Done
Foundations
Typed API contracts, a simulated libvirt test driver and a capability checker.
- Now
Single-host preview
VM lifecycle, consoles, snapshots, backups, networks and an installer on one Ubuntu 24.04 host.
- Next
Hardening
Signed release artifacts and broader testing on real hardware. Not available yet.
- Longer term
Beyond one host
Multi-host management and high availability. Not supported in the current release.
Not supported in the current release: high availability, multi-host management, stability guarantees, or suitability for production workloads. Release artifacts are not signed yet. Hosts other than Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on x86_64 are untested.
Read the known limitationsGet the code. Get the next steps.
Download and share the source any time. Add your email and we will send the repository link and next steps, then occasional updates as the project moves.
Prefer to look first? Open the repository