installation.md

Installation

Prerequisites

Required:

• Rust
• Git
• QEMU/KVM
• virtiofsd
• Podman

Optional:

• libvirt (for persistent VM features)

  sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
  sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $USER

Building from Source

Without cloning the repo:

cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/bootc-dev/bcvk bcvk

Inside a clone of the repo:

cargo install --locked --path crates/kit

Platform Support

• Linux: Supported
• macOS: Not supported, use podman-bootc
• Windows: Not supported

See the Quick Start Guide to begin using bcvk.