# CBSD (Cross-BSD System Deployment)

CBSD is a cross-platform wrapper for fast deployment and management of virtual machines and containers.

## Overview

CBSD provides a unified interface across FreeBSD, Linux, DragonFlyBSD, and NetBSD for managing virtual environments powered by bhyve, QEMU/KVM, XEN, and jail backends. The project focuses on vendor independence and hardware flexibility.

## Supported Platforms

| Host OS | bhyve | jail | QEMU | KVM | NVMM | XEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD | yes | yes | yes | - | - | yes |
| DragonFlyBSD | - | yes | yes | - | yes | - |
| Linux | - | - | yes | yes | - | yes |
| HardenedBSD | yes | yes | yes | - | - | - |
| NetBSD | - | - | yes | - | yes | yes |

## Key Features

- Unified management interface for VMs and containers
- CBSDFile declarative environment definitions
- Multi-node cluster management
- API access for programmatic control
- Support for bhyve, QEMU/KVM, XEN hypervisors and FreeBSD jails

## Documentation

Full documentation: https://convectix.com/docs/

## Quick Start

See the [Quick Start Guide](https://convectix.com/docs/general/cbsd_quickstart.md) for installation and first steps.

## Command Help

```bash
cbsd <command> --help
cbsd help
```

## Source and Community

- GitHub: https://github.com/cbsd/cbsd
- Discussions: https://github.com/cbsd/cbsd/discussions
- Telegram: https://t.me/cbsdofficial