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Description

Phillux serves as a powerful virtualization platform tailored for managing your own servers, capable of overseeing both virtual machines and LXC containers, alongside features such as storage management, image handling, virtual networking, snapshots, cloning, backups, and a dedicated firewall for each guest, all manageable from a single host or a compact cluster equipped with shared OCFS2 storage and the ability to live migrate running virtual machines. Windows 11 guests benefit from automatic UEFI, Secure Boot, and a virtual TPM 2.0, allowing for seamless unattended installations, while Linux guests can effortlessly boot from pre-configured cloud images using cloud-init, and existing virtual machines can be imported from platforms like VMware ESXi or Proxmox. The innovative firewall operates at the network device level for each guest, ensuring that misconfigured rules cannot inadvertently lock you out of the system, while a ransomware prevention feature monitors file writes beneath the guest environment and pauses the machine if it detects unusual activity, thereby preserving the encryption key in a safe state for potential recovery. Each function of the platform is accessible through a well-documented REST endpoint, and it runs on Debian 13, following a per-CPU socket licensing model, ensuring that your data remains securely on your hardware without any reliance on cloud services or telemetry. This commitment to privacy and performance makes Phillux an ideal choice for those seeking robust virtualization solutions.

Description

Cloud images serve as operating system templates, with each instance initially being a perfect replica of the others. The unique attributes of each cloud instance are defined by user data, and cloud-init is the automated tool that applies this data to your instances. This includes various datasource and module references, along with numerous examples for easier implementation. Although cloud-init originated in Ubuntu, it has since been adapted for most major Linux distributions and FreeBSD. For providers of cloud images, cloud-init simplifies the variations among different cloud vendors automatically, ensuring that the official Ubuntu cloud images maintain consistency across all public and private cloud platforms. This uniformity allows users to deploy their applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure differences.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Google Cloud Platform No 
Joyent Triton No 
Microsoft Azure No 
MultiPass No 
Multipass No 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure No 
Rackspace No 
VMware Cloud No 

Integrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Google Cloud Platform Yes 
Joyent Triton Yes 
Microsoft Azure Yes 
MultiPass Yes 
Multipass Yes 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Yes 
Rackspace Yes 
VMware Cloud Yes 

Pricing Details

Per CPU socket
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Software-Hub

Website

phillux.software-hub.org

Vendor Details

Company Name

cloud-init

Website

cloud-init.io

Product Features

Server Virtualization

Audit Management No 
Health Monitoring No 
Live Machine Migration No 
Multi-OS Virtual Machines No 
Patching / Backup No 
Performance Log No 
Performance Optimization No 
Rapid Provisioning No 
Security Management No 
Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor No 

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