COPYRIGHT
Upstream copyright
Copyright ownership for the libvirt software and this independent site.
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manual group: virtualization support
living notes: enabled
deep links: enabled
Reference core
verify upstream ↗Copyright for libvirtd and libvirt belongs to the upstream project contributors and the holders identified in the libvirt source distribution. The independent design and editorial additions on libvirtd.com are separate from the upstream software.
Living manual · why this matters
What belongs to upstream and what belongs to this site?
The libvirt software and its upstream documentation have their own copyright holders and licenses. libvirtd.com adds an independently designed interface, explanations, diagrams, learning paths and original operator-oriented material. The site should cite and link upstream rather than masquerading as the upstream project.
Operator checks
$ libvirtd --versionWhat to notice
- Software copyright is distinct from the copyright in original site design and editorial material.
- Canonical facts can be explained without copying entire upstream manuals wholesale.
- Source links give readers a path to verify behavior.
Deep reference
Keep going without losing the layer.
libvirtd Overviewlibvirtd overview and the modern daemon modellibvirtd is the traditional monolithic server side daemon for the libvirt virtualization management system. It accepts libvirt client requests and coordinates the drivers that manage virtual machines and related virtualiReferenceFiles, sockets, and service unitsThis page is the quick lookup table for the names operators tend to forget during an incident. Common systemd units | Unit | Purpose | | | | | libvirtd.service | Historical compatibility daemon | | libvirtd.socket | CompReferenceLibvirt ecosystem toolsLibvirt is an API ecosystem, not only virsh. Choose the tool that owns the task while keeping libvirt definitions as the common control surface. | Tool | Use | | | | | virt install | Define and install guests | | virt ma