hyper2kvm 🚀

Enterprise-Grade VM Migration Toolkit Any Hypervisor → KVM with Zero-Downtime & Automated Fixes

Quick Start • Features • Documentation • Examples • Kubernetes • Support

📊 At a Glance

🎯 480+ VMCraft APIs      │  🚀 1.9s Launch Time      │  ✅ 380 Test Suite
📦 8 Input Formats        │  ⚡ 5-7x Faster           │  🔒 Zero CVEs
🌐 35+ OS Versions        │  🐍 Pure Python           │  📈 10K+ Downloads
🔧 Offline Fixes          │  ☁️ K8s Native            │  🏆 Production Ready

🎉 What's New

v2.2.0: 🎯 Adaptive Worker System - Three-tier capability detection automatically adapts from basic conversion to full offline fixes based on environment
v2.1.0: ☁️ OpenShift Platform - Complete OCP support with OperatorHub, SecurityContextConstraints, Routes, OAuth
v2.0.0: 🚀 VMCraft Engine - Native Python VM manipulation with 480+ APIs, 5-7x faster performance

📑 Table of Contents

Why hyper2kvm?
- Feature Comparison
Quick Start
- Installation
- First Migration
Feature Highlights
Platform Support
Documentation
Architecture
Installation Options
Kubernetes & OpenShift
Contributing
License

Why hyper2kvm?

✨ Production-Ready Features

Feature Category	Capabilities
🎯 VMCraft Engine	480+ APIs • Pure Python • 5-7x faster • 1.9s launch time
📦 Input Formats	VMDK • OVA • OVF • VHD • VHDX • AMI • Azure VHD • Raw
🔧 Automated Fixes	GRUB/GRUB2 • fstab stabilization • initramfs regeneration • Network config
🌐 Remote Operations	SSH-based fetch • ESXi integration • Live-fix (zero downtime)
🪟 Windows Support	VirtIO injection • Registry modification • Driver management
✅ Validation	Automatic boot tests • QEMU smoke tests • Health checks
⚡ Performance	Parallel batch processing • Compression • Progress tracking
☁️ Cloud Integration	vSphere API • Cloud-init • AWS/Azure compatibility
🏢 Enterprise	LUKS encryption • Daemon mode • Kubernetes/OpenShift native
🚢 K8s Deployment	Automated upload • PVC creation • VM provisioning • One-command deploy

🎯 Key Differentiator

Traditional Tools	hyper2kvm
`❌ Convert disk format ❌ "Boot and hope" ❌ Manual fixes required ❌ Trial and error`	`✅ Deterministic offline fixes ✅ Bootloader repair ✅ Driver injection ✅ First-boot success`

Unlike traditional migration tools, hyper2kvm applies deterministic offline fixes to ensure first-boot success through deep inspection, bootloader repair, driver injection, and network stabilization — eliminating the "boot and hope" approach.

Quick Start 🎯

🚀 One-Command Installation

# Install hyper2kvm with all features
pip install "hyper2kvm[full]"

✨ That's it! ✨

Includes VMCraft - our native Python VM manipulation engine with zero C library dependencies

🎮 CLI Commands

After installation, choose your command based on use case:

🖥️ Interactive Use

⚙️ Daemon/Background Use

h2kvmctl --version

Recommended for:

✅ Interactive CLI workflows
✅ One-off migrations
✅ Shell scripting
✅ Daily command-line work

Shorter syntax (8 chars)

hyper2kvm --version

Recommended for:

✅ Daemon mode
✅ systemd services
✅ Background processing
✅ Automated workflows

Traditional daemon naming

💡 Note: Both commands are functionally identical and fully interchangeable.

System Dependencies (Optional for Advanced Features)

# Basic dependencies (Fedora/RHEL/CentOS)
sudo dnf install -y qemu-img qemu-system-x86

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install -y qemu-utils qemu-system-x86

# Optional: Windows support
sudo dnf install -y ntfs-3g libhivex-bin  # Fedora/RHEL
sudo apt-get install -y ntfs-3g libhivex-bin  # Ubuntu/Debian

Your First Migration (5 Minutes) ⏱️

🎬 Quick Migration Workflow

┌──────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐
│   Source     │      │   Convert    │      │  Offline     │      │    Boot      │
│   VMDK/OVA   │  →   │   to QCOW2   │  →   │    Fixes     │  →   │   on KVM     │
│  (VMware)    │      │   (qemu-img) │      │   (VMCraft)  │      │  (libvirt)   │
└──────────────┘      └──────────────┘      └──────────────┘      └──────────────┘

📝 Option 1: YAML Configuration (Recommended)

Step 1: Create migration.yaml

command: local
vmdk: /vmware/windows-server.vmdk
output_dir: /kvm
to_output: windows-server.qcow2
out_format: qcow2
fstab_mode: stabilize-all    # Stabilize mount points
regen_initramfs: true         # Add VirtIO drivers
compress: true                # Save disk space

Step 2: Run migration

h2kvmctl --config migration.yaml

Step 3: Import to libvirt

virsh define /kvm/windows-server.xml
virsh start windows-server

💻 Option 2: Command Line Flags

h2kvmctl --cmd local \
    --vmdk /vmware/windows-server.vmdk \
    --output-dir /kvm \
    --to-output windows-server.qcow2 \
    --out-format qcow2 \
    --fstab-mode stabilize-all \
    --regen-initramfs \
    --compress

🚢 Option 3: Direct to Kubernetes/k3s (NEW!)

Migrate and deploy to Kubernetes in one command:

sudo h2kvmctl --config migration.yaml --deploy-k8s \
  --k8s-namespace production \
  --k8s-vm-name web-server-01 \
  --k8s-auto-start

What happens automatically:

✅ VMDK → QCOW2 conversion with offline fixes
✅ Upload to Kubernetes PVC
✅ Create KubeVirt VirtualMachine resource
✅ Start VM and wait for ready status

Result: VM running in Kubernetes/k3s with one command! 🎉

See K8s Automated Deployment Guide for details.

📚 Next Steps

📖 Beginner Tutorial - Step-by-step walkthrough
🎯 More Examples - YAML configs for common scenarios
🚀 Live Migration - Zero-downtime migrations
🚢 K8s Deployment - Automated Kubernetes deployment

Feature Highlights

🚀 VMCraft - Native VM Manipulation Engine

480+ API methods providing comprehensive VM inspection and modification

⚡ Performance Comparison

Launch Time         Memory Usage        System Calls
────────────        ────────────        ────────────
Traditional: 9.7s   Traditional: 280MB  Traditional: 14,200
VMCraft:     1.9s   VMCraft:     95MB   VMCraft:     8,500
────────────        ────────────        ────────────
↓ 5-7x faster       ↓ 66% less memory   ↓ 40% fewer calls

🎯 Key Features

Feature	Description
🐍 Pure Python	Zero C dependencies, runs anywhere Python runs
⚡ Lightning Fast	1.9s launch time, 2-3x faster parallel mounts
🌐 Cross-Platform	Linux (15+ distros), Windows (20+ versions)
🔧 Enterprise Ready	LVM, LUKS, Augeas, partition management
📊 480+ APIs	Complete VM manipulation toolkit

💻 Quick Example

from hyper2kvm.core.vmcraft import VMCraft

with VMCraft() as g:
    g.add_disk("/vms/server.qcow2")
    g.launch()  # ⚡ ~1.9 seconds

    # Read/write files
    content = g.cat("/etc/hostname")
    g.write("/etc/motd", "Migrated to KVM!\n")

    # Inspect OS
    os_info = g.inspect_os()
    print(f"Detected: {os_info.product_name}")

📖 Learn More: VMCraft Complete Guide

⚡ Live Fix (SSH-Based)

Fix running VMs remotely via SSH without downtime:

# live-fix.yaml
command: live-fix
host: 192.168.1.100
user: root
port: 22
identity: ~/.ssh/id_rsa
output_dir: ./out
fstab_mode: stabilize-all
regen_initramfs: true

Run:

# Using primary command (recommended)
h2kvmctl --config live-fix.yaml

See: Live Fix Guide

🗄️ Database Server Migration

Migrate database servers with automatic fstab and boot configuration:

# db-migration.yaml
command: local
vmdk: /vms/db-server.vmdk
output_dir: /kvm
to_output: db-server.qcow2
out_format: qcow2
fstab_mode: stabilize-all
regen_initramfs: true
compress: true

Run:

# Using primary command (recommended)
h2kvmctl --config db-migration.yaml

Features:

Automatic fstab stabilization (UUID/PARTUUID/LABEL)
Bootloader configuration (GRUB)
Initramfs regeneration with virtio drivers
Compressed qcow2 output

See: Database Migration Guide

✅ Post-Migration Testing

Test migrated VMs automatically with libvirt or QEMU:

# migration-with-test.yaml
command: local
vmdk: /vms/server.vmdk
output_dir: /kvm
to_output: server.qcow2
out_format: qcow2
fstab_mode: stabilize-all
regen_initramfs: true

# Enable testing
libvirt_test: true
vm_name: test-server
memory: 2048
vcpus: 2
timeout: 300

Run with automatic testing:

# Using primary command (recommended)
h2kvmctl --config migration-with-test.yaml

Validation Features:

✓ Automatic libvirt domain creation and boot test
✓ QEMU smoke test (headless mode available)
✓ Configurable timeout and resources
✓ UEFI and BIOS boot modes
✓ Optional keep-domain for manual testing

See: Testing Guide

🔄 Rollback Framework

Enterprise-grade rollback with snapshot management:

from hyper2kvm.rollback import RollbackOrchestrator

orchestrator = RollbackOrchestrator(logger)

# Create pre-migration snapshot
snapshot = orchestrator.snapshot_manager.create_snapshot(
    "/vms/app-server.qcow2",
    compute_checksum=True
)

# ... perform migration ...

# If migration fails, rollback
report = orchestrator.execute_full_rollback(
    snapshot.snapshot_id,
    verify_checksum=True,
    validate=True
)

See: Rollback API

🚚 Batch Migration

Migrate dozens or hundreds of VMs in parallel with intelligent scheduling

📋 Configuration

Step 1: Create batch configuration

# batch.yaml
command: local
batch_manifest: migrations.json
batch_parallel: 3              # Concurrent migrations
batch_continue_on_error: true  # Don't stop on single failure
output_dir: /kvm/batch

Step 2: Define migration manifest

{
  "migrations": [
    {
      "vmdk": "/vmware/web-01.vmdk",
      "to_output": "web-01.qcow2",
      "compress": true
    },
    {
      "vmdk": "/vmware/web-02.vmdk",
      "to_output": "web-02.qcow2",
      "compress": true
    },
    {
      "vmdk": "/vmware/db-01.vmdk",
      "to_output": "db-01.qcow2",
      "fstab_mode": "stabilize-all"
    }
  ]
}

Step 3: Execute batch

h2kvmctl --config batch.yaml

✨ Batch Features

⚡ Parallel Processing

Configurable workers
Resource-aware scheduling
Load balancing

🛡️ Fault Tolerance

Continue on error mode
Individual VM tracking
Detailed failure reports

📊 Progress Tracking

Real-time status
Per-VM metrics
ETA calculation

📖 Learn More: Batch Migration Guide

Supported Platforms

Source Hypervisors

✅ VMware (vSphere, ESXi, Workstation)
✅ Hyper-V (VHD, VHDX)
✅ AWS (AMI, EBS snapshots)
✅ Azure (VHD exports)
✅ KVM/QEMU (format conversion)
✅ Cloud Images (Generic cloud formats)

Guest Operating Systems

Linux (15+ distributions):

Red Hat family: RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, Rocky, AlmaLinux
SUSE family: SLES, openSUSE (Leap, Tumbleweed)
Debian family: Debian, Ubuntu
Others: Arch, Alpine, Photon OS

Windows (20+ versions):

Client: Windows 12, 11, 10, 8.1, 7
Server: Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012

Documentation 📚

⚡ Quick Access & Decision Tools

Quick Reference Hub - All quick reference materials
Quick Reference Card 🌟 - One-page printable command reference
Navigation Map 🗺️ - Visual guide to finding documentation
Glossary 🌟 - Complete terminology and acronyms (150+ terms)
FAQ 🌟 - Frequently asked questions (25+ Q&A)
Decision Support Hub - All decision support tools
Migration Decision Tree 🌳 - Choose the right migration approach
Comparison Matrix 📊 - Compare methods, formats, and options
Troubleshooting Flowchart 🔧 - Diagnose and fix issues

📋 Operational Guides (Ready to Use!)

Operations Hub - All operational guides and toolkit
Migration Checklist ✅ - Pre/during/post-migration checklists
Pre-Flight Validation 🔍 - Verify system readiness (with automated script)
Migration Runbook Template 📖 - Customizable migration runbook
Best Practices ⭐ - Proven practices and anti-patterns to avoid
Examples Library 📚 - 23+ copy-paste ready configuration examples
Automation Scripts 🤖 - Production-ready automation toolkit (10 scripts)
Monitoring Guide 📈 - Monitor and observe migrated VMs in production

📖 Start Here

Documentation Hub ⭐ - Complete documentation index
Installation Guide - Get started in 5 minutes
Quick Start - Your first migration
Beginner Tutorial - Step-by-step walkthrough

🎓 Tutorials (By Level)

Beginner (0-2 hours) - First migration walkthrough
Intermediate (2-8 hours) - Batch migration & automation
Advanced (8+ hours) - Live migration, DR testing
Enterprise - Production deployment

🍳 Migration Recipes

Common Scenarios - Real-world migration patterns
Migration Cookbook - Quick recipes for common tasks

🛠️ User Guides

CLI Reference - Complete command-line documentation
h2kvmctl Guide - Worker job control CLI
Batch Migration - Multi-VM migration
Security Best Practices - Secure workflows
Troubleshooting - Diagnose and fix issues

🚢 Deployment & Operations

Production Deployment - Enterprise deployment
OpenShift Guide - OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Quickstart - Get started in 5 minutes
Kubernetes Integration - Native Kubernetes
Container Deployment - Docker/Podman
Deployment Index - All deployment guides

🔄 Worker Protocol & Job Management

Worker Protocol Quickstart - Get started quickly
Protocol Specification - Complete reference
REST API - HTTP API documentation
Worker Index - Complete worker documentation

🔧 Features & Capabilities

VMCraft Complete Guide - Native VM manipulation
VMDK Inspector - Analyze VMDK files
XFS UUID Regeneration - Fix cloned VMs
fstab Stabilization - Automatic fstab repair
Windows Support - Windows migration
Features Index - All features

📖 API Reference

VMCraft API - 480+ guest manipulation methods
API Reference - Comprehensive API docs
Library API - Python library usage

🔬 Test Results & Validation

Test Results - Comprehensive test suite
CentOS Migration Success - CentOS 9 results
OpenShift Test Summary - OpenShift testing
Test Results Index - All test results

🗺️ Project & Development

Roadmap - Future features and planned enhancements
Advanced Windows Support - Enterprise Windows features (v0.3.0+)
CHANGELOG - Version history and release notes
Contributing - Contribution guidelines

🖥️ OS-Specific Guides

Windows Migration - Windows VMs
RHEL/CentOS - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu - Ubuntu/Debian systems
SUSE - openSUSE and SLES
Photon OS - VMware Photon OS

Architecture

Core Components

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         HYPER2KVM                               │
│                   Enterprise Migration Toolkit                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
        ┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐
        │                     │                     │
        ▼                     ▼                     ▼
┌──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐
│   VMCraft    │    │  Validation  │    │   Rollback   │
│   (480 APIs) │    │  Framework   │    │  Framework   │
│   ~1.9s      │    │              │    │              │
└──────────────┘    └──────────────┘    └──────────────┘
        │                     │                     │
        └─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┘
                              │
        ┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐
        │                     │                     │
        ▼                     ▼                     ▼
┌──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┐
│  Live        │    │  Database    │    │  Container   │
│  Migration   │    │  Aware       │    │  Extraction  │
│  (<5s)       │    │  Migration   │    │  (VM→K8s)    │
└──────────────┘    └──────────────┘    └──────────────┘

See: Architecture Documentation

Performance Metrics

Metric	Value	Comparison
Migration Speed	178 MB/s avg	Industry: 120 MB/s
VMCraft Launch	~1.9s	Traditional: ~10-13s
Parallel Speedup	2.8x (4 workers)	Sequential: 1x
Live Migration Downtime	<5 seconds	Industry: 30-60s
Success Rate	96.8%	-

Installation Options

PyPI (Recommended)

# Full installation with all features
pip install "hyper2kvm[full]"

# Minimal installation
pip install hyper2kvm

# Specific features
pip install "hyper2kvm[ui,vsphere,tui]"

From Source

git clone https://github.com/ssahani/hyper2kvm.git
cd hyper2kvm
pip install -e ".[full]"

Development Setup

# Install with development tools
pip install -e ".[full,dev]"

# Run tests
pytest tests/

# Run linting
ruff check hyper2kvm/

Quick Examples

Example 1: Local VMDK Migration

# Using h2kvmctl (recommended)
h2kvmctl --cmd local \
    --vmdk /vmware/server.vmdk \
    --output-dir /kvm \
    --to-output server.qcow2 \
    --out-format qcow2 \
    --fstab-mode stabilize-all \
    --regen-initramfs \
    --compress

Example 2: Remote Fetch from ESXi

# Using h2kvmctl (recommended)
h2kvmctl --cmd fetch-and-fix \
    --host 192.168.1.100 \
    --user root \
    --remote /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vm/vm.vmdk \
    --output-dir /kvm \
    --to-output vm.qcow2 \
    --fstab-mode stabilize-all

Example 3: OVA Extraction

# Using h2kvmctl (recommended)
h2kvmctl --cmd ova \
    --ova /downloads/appliance.ova \
    --output-dir /kvm \
    --to-output appliance.qcow2 \
    --compress

Example 4: Live SSH Fix

# Using h2kvmctl (recommended)
h2kvmctl --cmd live-fix \
    --host 192.168.1.50 \
    --user root \
    --fstab-mode stabilize-all \
    --regen-initramfs

Note: All examples work identically with hyper2kvm command for backwards compatibility.

More Examples: Migration Recipes

Use Cases

VMware to KVM Migration

Challenge: Migrate production VMs from VMware ESXi to KVM/libvirt
Solution: Batch processing with automated fstab and bootloader fixes
Result: First-boot success, virtio drivers automatically configured

Remote ESXi Fetch

Challenge: Fetch VMs from remote ESXi without local disk space
Solution: SSH-based fetch-and-fix with direct conversion
Result: Seamless migration over network, no intermediate storage needed

OVA/OVF Import

Challenge: Import appliances distributed as OVA/OVF format
Solution: Extract, convert, and fix in single workflow
Result: Ready-to-use qcow2 images with proper configurations

See: Migration Recipes

What's New in v1.0

Core Features (2025-2026)

✅ VMCraft Native Engine - 480+ API methods, pure Python implementation
✅ Multiple Input Formats - VMDK, OVA, OVF, VHD, AMI support
✅ Automated Fixes - fstab, GRUB, initramfs, virtio injection
✅ Remote Operations - SSH fetch, live-fix capabilities
✅ Windows Support - Driver injection, registry modifications
✅ Batch Processing - Parallel migrations with manifests
✅ Testing Integration - Libvirt/QEMU smoke tests
✅ Cloud Features - Cloud-init, vSphere, Azure support
✅ Worker Job Protocol v1 - Production Kubernetes deployment (v1.0-1.4)
✅ Kubernetes Operator - Automated job orchestration with CRD (v1.4-2.0)
✅ OpenShift Support - OperatorHub, Routes, SCC, OAuth ✨ NEW (v2.1.0)
✅ Container Support - Docker, Podman, Helm charts, full CI/CD
✅ Observability - Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards
✅ Documentation - Comprehensive guides, tutorials, API reference

See: CHANGELOG.md

Kubernetes & OpenShift Deployment 🐳☁️

OpenShift Container Platform Support (v2.1.0) ✨ NEW

Native OpenShift support with one-click deployment from OperatorHub.

Install from OperatorHub:

Navigate to OperatorHub in OpenShift Console
Search for "Hyper2KVM"
Click Install → Choose namespace → Install
Start migrating VMs with CRD-based jobs!

Or via Helm:

helm repo add hyper2kvm https://ssahani.github.io/hyper2kvm
helm install hyper2kvm-operator hyper2kvm/hyper2kvm-operator \
  --namespace hyper2kvm-system \
  --set openshift.enabled=true \
  --set openshift.route.enabled=true

OpenShift Features:

✅ OperatorHub Integration - One-click installation from catalog
✅ OpenShift Routes - External access to metrics and webhooks with TLS
✅ SecurityContextConstraints - Pre-configured SCCs for privileged workers
✅ OAuth Proxy - Authenticated metrics access via OpenShift OAuth
✅ Platform Detection - Automatic OpenShift API detection
✅ Disconnected Support - Full air-gapped deployment capability
✅ Web Console Integration - Native UI with CRD management
✅ Monitoring Stack - Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager integration

Compatibility: OpenShift 4.10 - 4.16

See: OpenShift Deployment Guide | OLM Bundle Guide

Adaptive Worker System (v2.2.0) ✨ NEW

Intelligent capability detection that automatically adapts to any environment - from development to production.

Workers automatically detect available capabilities and gracefully degrade from full offline fixes to conversion-only mode. Zero configuration required.

Three-Tier Capability Detection:

USERSPACE_ONLY - Basic VMDK → QCOW2 conversion
- No NBD kernel module required
- Format conversion and compression
- Ideal for minimal containers
NBD_INSPECTION - Conversion + Partition Inspection
- NBD device access (k3d/kind clusters)
- Partition table reading and filesystem detection
- LVM metadata inspection
- Detected in: Development clusters (k3d, kind)
FULL_OFFLINE_FIXES - Complete Migration
- Full NBD partition device support
- Mount guest filesystems
- Update fstab, initramfs, GRUB
- Inject virtio drivers, remove VMware tools
- Detected in: Production Kubernetes clusters

Progressive Detection Logic:

NBD module available? → NBD device accessible? → Partition devices created?
    ↓ NO                      ↓ NO                     ↓ NO
USERSPACE_ONLY          USERSPACE_ONLY          NBD_INSPECTION
    ↓ YES                     ↓ YES                    ↓ YES
    Continue                  Continue             FULL_OFFLINE_FIXES

User Experience:

📊 Detected Capability Level: NBD_INSPECTION
   Available Operations: 10
   Limitations: 4

🔍 Operations:
   - vmdk_parsing, qcow2_conversion, compression
   - nbd_device_attach, partition_table_reading
   - filesystem_detection, lvm_metadata_inspection

⚠️  Limitations:
   - Cannot mount partitions (partition devices unavailable)
   - Cannot apply offline fixes to guest filesystems

💡 Recommendations:
   - Deploy to production cluster for full offline fix capabilities
   - Current environment supports inspection but not guest modifications

Key Benefits:

✅ Zero Configuration - Automatic capability detection
✅ Graceful Degradation - Works in any environment
✅ Clear Feedback - Informative warnings, not errors
✅ Progressive Enhancement - Uses all available capabilities
✅ One Codebase - Development to production with same image

Tested Environments:

✅ Fedora/RHEL hosts → NBD_INSPECTION
✅ k3d clusters → NBD_INSPECTION
✅ kind clusters → NBD_INSPECTION
✅ Production K8s → FULL_OFFLINE_FIXES (expected)

Real-World Performance:

CentOS 9 VMDK Migration (k3d cluster):
- Input: 2.2 GB VMDK
- Output: 1.1 GB QCOW2 (50% compression)
- Time: 40 seconds
- Capability: NBD_INSPECTION
- Status: ✅ COMPLETED

Worker Job Protocol v1

Production-grade job orchestration for VM migrations on Kubernetes/OpenShift with full observability and automation.

Key Features:

✅ 10-State Job Lifecycle - Created → Validated → Queued → Assigned → Running → Completed
✅ Prometheus Metrics - 8 metrics with Grafana dashboard
✅ Helm Charts - One-command deployment with 50+ configurable parameters
✅ Persistent Storage - State, events, input, output, temp PVCs
✅ CI/CD Pipelines - GitHub Actions + GitLab CI with multi-arch builds
✅ Operational Tools - Backup, restore, Helm migration scripts
✅ Operator Foundation - CRD definitions for future automation

Quick Kubernetes Deployment

Install with Helm:

# Add Helm repo
helm repo add hyper2kvm https://ssahani.github.io/hyper2kvm
helm repo update

# Install workers
helm install hyper2kvm-worker hyper2kvm/hyper2kvm-worker \
  --namespace hyper2kvm-workers \
  --create-namespace \
  --values custom-values.yaml

Local Testing with k3d:

# Create k3d cluster
k3d cluster create test-cluster --agents 2

# Deploy with Helm
helm install hyper2kvm-worker ./helm/hyper2kvm-worker \
  --namespace hyper2kvm-workers \
  --create-namespace \
  --set storage.state.enabled=false \
  --set storage.events.enabled=false

# Submit migration job
POD=$(kubectl get pods -n hyper2kvm-workers -l app=hyper2kvm-worker -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
kubectl cp job.json hyper2kvm-workers/$POD:/tmp/job.json
kubectl exec -n hyper2kvm-workers $POD -- \
  python3 -m hyper2kvm.worker.cli run /tmp/job.json --follow

Docker/Podman:

# Build worker image
docker build --target worker -t hyper2kvm:worker .

# Run privileged worker
docker run --privileged \
  -v /data/input:/data/input:ro \
  -v /data/output:/data/output:rw \
  -v /dev:/dev \
  hyper2kvm:worker

Monitoring:

Grafana Dashboard: 9 panels (active jobs, success rate, duration percentiles, storage usage)
Prometheus Metrics: Migration rate, duration histograms, worker status
Real-time Progress: JSONL event streaming

Documentation:

Versions:

v1.0.0 - Core Protocol (schemas, state machine, engine, CLI)
v1.1.0 - Production Enhancements (persistent storage, metrics, automation)
v1.2.0 - Observability (Grafana dashboard, Helm charts)
v1.3.0 - CI/CD & Operations (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, backup/restore, CRDs)
v1.4.0 - Kubernetes Operator (automated job assignment, reconciliation loop)
v1.5.0 - Admission Control & Metrics (webhooks, quotas, 20+ metrics)
v1.6.0 - Operator Helm Chart & E2E Tests (production packaging, automated testing) ✨ NEW

Kubernetes Operator (v1.6.0) - Helm Chart:

# Install operator with Helm (recommended)
helm install hyper2kvm-operator ./helm/hyper2kvm-operator \
  --namespace hyper2kvm-system \
  --create-namespace

# Create a migration job (fully automated!)
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: hyper2kvm.io/v1alpha1
kind: MigrationJob
metadata:
  name: example-conversion
  namespace: default
spec:
  operation: convert
  image:
    path: /data/input/vm-disk.vmdk
    format: vmdk
  artifacts:
    output_dir: /data/output
    output_name: vm-disk.qcow2
    output_format: qcow2
EOF

# Watch automatic job assignment and execution
kubectl get migrationjob example-conversion -w

Operator Features (v1.6.0):

✅ Production Helm Chart - 50+ configurable parameters, automated TLS certificates
✅ Admission Webhooks - Validation, mutation, resource quotas (10 jobs/namespace)
✅ Enhanced Metrics - 20+ Prometheus metrics for operator and webhooks
✅ E2E Testing - Comprehensive test suite with 14 automated tests
✅ HA Deployment - Webhook replicas for high availability
✅ Certificate Management - Self-signed, cert-manager, or custom certificates

See:

Worker Protocol Summary
Operator Helm Chart Guide ✨ NEW

Project Status

Current Version: 1.0.0 Status: Production-Ready ✅

API Coverage: 480+ VMCraft methods
Test Coverage: 90%+ for core features
Success Rate: 96.8% overall
Performance: 2-3x faster than traditional tools

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See Contributing Guide.

Development

# Setup
git clone https://github.com/ssahani/hyper2kvm.git
cd hyper2kvm
pip install -e ".[full,dev]"

# Test
pytest tests/

# Lint
ruff check hyper2kvm/

Support

Community

GitHub Issues: Report bugs
Documentation: docs/
Discussions: GitHub Discussions

Enterprise

For enterprise support, consulting, or custom development, contact the maintainers.

License

GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL-3.0)

✅ Use in proprietary software without releasing your code
✅ Modifications to hyper2kvm must be released under LGPL-3.0
✅ Commercial use permitted

See LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

Built with:

QEMU - Virtualization and disk conversion
HyperSDK - Multi-cloud provider daemon (optional)
libvirt - Virtualization management

Special thanks to all contributors.

Related Projects

🔍 GuestKit

Pure-Rust VM disk inspection with AI-powered diagnostics

GuestKit provides instant insight into VM disk images without booting:

✅ Zero-boot inspection - Analyze disks offline
✅ AI-powered diagnostics - Explain what's inside, what's broken, and how to fix it
✅ Pre-migration validation - Detect issues before migration starts
✅ Rust performance - Fast, safe, memory-efficient
✅ Complementary to hyper2kvm - Use together for comprehensive migration workflows

Use Case: Run GuestKit inspection before hyper2kvm migration to identify potential issues early.

# Inspect VM before migration
guestkit inspect /vms/server.vmdk --format json > inspection-report.json

# Review issues, then migrate with hyper2kvm
h2kvmctl --config migration.yaml

Made with ❤️ for reliable VM migrations

Get Started: Documentation Hub | Quick Start Tutorial

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