Ravada free, easy to use VDI broker made with Perl

Ravada is an open-source project that allows users to connect to a virtual desktop.

http://ravada.upc.edu/

Its back-end has been designed and implemented in order to allow future hypervisors to be added to the framework. Currently, it supports KVM and LXC is in the works.

The client only requirements are: a web-browser and a remote viewer supporting the spice protocol.

It is very easy to install and use, following the documentation, virtual machines can be deployed in minutes. It is an early release but is has been used in production. The frontend has been built with Mojolicious and the hypervisor connections are made with Sys::Virt . It is open source and the code can be download from github. Contributions welcome !

Main Features:

  • KVM backend for Windows and Linux Virtual machines
  • LDAP and SQL authentication
  • Kiosk mode
  • Remote Access with Spice for Windows and Linux
  • Light and fast virtual machine clones for each user
  • Instant clone creation
  • USB redirection
  • Easy and customizable end users interface
  • Administration from a web browser

See some screenshots, documentation and more at http://ravada.upc.edu/

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