virt-qemu-run
Run QEMU VMs without libvirtd
TLDR
Run QEMU virtual machine
$ virt-qemu-run [path/to/guest.xml]
Run with state directory$ virt-qemu-run -r [path/to/directory] [path/to/guest.xml]
Run with verbose output$ virt-qemu-run -v [path/to/guest.xml]
Display help$ virt-qemu-run -h
SYNOPSIS
virt-qemu-run [OPTIONS] GUEST.XML
DESCRIPTION
virt-qemu-run is an experimental tool to run a QEMU guest virtual machine independent of the libvirtd daemon. It provides a way to run VMs using libvirt XML definitions without requiring the full libvirt infrastructure.
This is useful for testing or running isolated VMs without daemon overhead.
PARAMETERS
-r, --root DIR
Store state in specified directory-v, --verbose
Display verbose startup information-h, --help
Display help information
CAVEATS
Experimental tool. Guest XML must be valid libvirt format. Some features may not work without libvirtd. Not recommended for production use.
SEE ALSO
virt-manager(1), virsh(1), qemu(1)