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flint — Modern KVM Management UI

A sleek, self-contained, drop-in web UI, CLI and API for KVM virtualization.

flint is a single binary, fully self-contained KVM management solution designed for developers, sysadmins, and advanced home labs. Manage virtual machines efficiently without the overhead of complex platforms.

Core Philosophy

Single Drop-In Binary — No installers or dependencies(other than libvirt). Self contained 8.4mb binary including web UI. Run it and you’re operational.

— No installers or dependencies(other than libvirt). Self contained 8.4mb binary including web UI. Run it and you’re operational. Focused, Modern UI — Built with Next.js + Tailwind CSS for a clean, responsive interface.

— Built with Next.js + Tailwind CSS for a clean, responsive interface. Frictionless Provisioning — Cloud-Init support, managed image library, and multiple import options.

— Cloud-Init support, managed image library, and multiple import options. Non-Intrusive — flint lives on your host as a tool, never as a platform you’re locked into.

Quickstart

Prerequisites: Linux host with libvirt and qemu-kvm installed. For building from source: Go 1.25.0 and bun/node.js.

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