Karios BSD

Production-Ready Virtualization and Kubernetes. Free Forever.

Karios BSD is a free and open-source virtualization platform developed and maintained by the Karios Foundation.

Built on FreeBSD and powered by the Bhyve hypervisor, Karios BSD provides modern infrastructure capabilities without licensing fees, feature restrictions, or subscription requirements.

Production-Ready Virtualization

Deploy and manage virtual machines using the high-performance Bhyve hypervisor, delivering enterprise-class virtualization capabilities built directly on FreeBSD.

Virtual Machine Creation and Management
Live Resource Management
Template-Based VM Deployment
Snapshot and Recovery Capabilities
Multi-Host Virtualization Support
High Performance Virtualization Architecture

Integrated Kubernetes Platform

Build and operate cloud-native environments through integrated Kubernetes deployment and orchestration capabilities.

Kubernetes Cluster Deployment
Kubernetes Lifecycle Management
Containerized Workload Support
Cluster Scaling and Administration
Application Deployment Frameworks

Advanced Storage Services

Leverage modern storage technologies designed for reliability, performance, and operational simplicity.

ZFS-Based Storage Management
Snapshot and Clone Capabilities
Storage Replication Support
Data Integrity Protection
Storage Pool Administration

Modern Administration

Manage your environment through an intuitive web-based administration platform.

Centralized Infrastructure Management

Web-Based Administration Interface
Monitoring and Operational Visibility
Resource Management
User and Access Administration

Open Source and Community Driven

Karios BSD is developed through an open and transparent community model.

Free Forever
No Licensing Costs
No Subscription Requirements
Open Development Process
Community Contributions
Public Roadmaps and Innovation

Karios BSD is distributed as free and open-source software.

The Karios Foundation is committed to supporting open-source innovation and contributing improvements back to the technologies that make Karios BSD possible.

Karios BSD incorporates and builds upon technologies from the FreeBSD and Bhyve ecosystems while introducing additional innovations developed by the Karios community.

Karios BSD Open Source License

Source Code Repository

Contributor License Agreement

Third-Party Software Notices

Community Contribution Guidelines

For complete licensing information, source code access, and contribution policies, please visit the Licensing and Governance section of the Karios Foundation website.