Aegis - MicroVM Platform#

Aegis is a lightweight MicroVM management platform based on Firecracker, focused on secure, fast, and easy virtualization.

Demo Video#

Lightweight#
Firecracker-based micro VMs with millisecond startup and low resource usage.
No Database#
File-system-as-database design. No external database required.
Multi-tenant#
Resource isolation via namespaces.

Features Overview#

Core: Lightweight, no-DB architecture, multi-tenant, service self-recovery
Storage: OCI images, NBD block device, Devmapper COW
Network: IPAM, Bridge, NAT, Guest network auto-config
Exec: vsock remote exec, PTY interactive terminal, Detach for long-running tasks
Lifecycle: Create, start, stop, pause, resume, delete; graceful shutdown

Quick Start#

See the repo docs for installation and usage: Getting Started.

Feature Details