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Note
Sylve is under active development. Some features and APIs may change.
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Sylve is a lightweight, open-source virtualization platform for FreeBSD. It combines Bhyve virtual machines, FreeBSD Jails, and ZFS storage into a modern web interface designed to deliver a streamlined, Proxmox-like experience tailored for FreeBSD environments.
The backend is written in Go, while the frontend is built with SvelteKit.
Full documentation: https://sylve.io/docs
Features
- Bhyve Virtual Machine Management
- FreeBSD Jail Management
- ZFS-first storage architecture
- Modern web UI
- Built-in clustering support
- Integrated networking tooling
- Zelta integration for backups
Sylve aims to make FreeBSD virtualization easier to manage without relying on complex shell scripts.
Quick Start
Sylve is designed to run on FreeBSD 15.0 or later.
Install dependencies:
# Other optional dependencies like libirt, bhyve-firmware, qemu-tools
# swtpm, samba4XX, etc. might be needed if you enable those features.
# Read the docs to be sure!
pkg install git node24 npm-node24 go
Clone the repository and build:
git clone https://github.com/AlchemillaHQ/Sylve.git
cd Sylve
make
Run Sylve:
cd bin
cp ../config.example.json config.json
./sylve
For full installation instructions, dependency details, and configuration guides, see the documentation:
Sponsors
We’re proud to be supported by:
You can also support the project by sponsoring us on GitHub:
https://github.com/sponsors/AlchemillaHQ
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Please read docs/CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting pull requests.
License
This project is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License.
See the LICENSE file for details.