Hypervisor Installation
System Requirements
Processor Required Features
- VT-x (Intel Virtualization Technology)
grep -E '(vmx|ept)' /proc/cpuinfo - EPT (Extended Page Tables) - For Performance
- AMD-v (Secure Virtual Machine, SVM)
grep -E '(svm|npt)' /proc/cpuinfo - RVI (Rapid Virtualization Indexing, AMD's EPT Equivalent) - For Performance
Enable in BIOS
- Look for "Intel VT-x", "Virtualization Technology (VT-x)", or "EPT" in BIOS/UEFI
- Disable "VT-d" (unless you need PCI passthrough)
warning
Hypervisor should be installed on a clean server with no prior control panels installed, the existence or any PHP, nginx, or redis installation will hamper the installer's functionality.
Supported operating systems
| Family | Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | 11.x, 12.x, 13.x | Recommended for production. |
| RHEL (and rebuilds: Rocky, AlmaLinux) | 9, 10 | Recommended for production. |
| Ubuntu | 22.04, 24.04, 26.04 | Supported. Debian or RHEL preferred for long-term production deployments. |
Installation
The following commands should be run as a root-user.
- Debian 11.x / 12.x / 13.x
- RHEL 9 / 10
- Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04
apt install -y wget curl
curl -s https://packages.hypervisor.io/slave/install.debian.sh | bash
yum -y install wget curl
curl -s https://packages.hypervisor.io/slave/install.rhel.sh | bash
apt-get install -y wget curl
curl -s https://packages.hypervisor.io/slave/install.ubuntu.sh | bash
Installer will ensure to setup and configure all the required dependencies on the Hypervisor for virtualization.
success
After the setup, just provide the name and IP of the server on the Management Server
Compute > Hypervisors > Add Hypervisor