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Welcome to cloudmesh-ai-vm

cloudmesh-ai-vm is a unified Python CLI tool (cmx) designed to simplify the management of Virtual Machines (VMs) across a diverse set of providers. Whether you are using local virtualization for development or scaling in the cloud for production, cmx provides a consistent interface for the entire VM lifecycle.

Hybrid Virtual Machine Management wich Cloudmesh

Key Value Propositions

  • One Interface, Many Clouds: Stop learning different CLI tools for AWS, Azure, Multipass, and OpenStack. Use cmx for all of them.
  • Automated Workflow: Built-in automatic naming and counter management to avoid name collisions when launching multiple VMs.
  • Developer Focused: Designed for AI researchers and developers who need to spin up and tear down environments quickly across different infrastructures.
  • Extensible: Based on the Provider Pattern, making it trivial to add support for new cloud services.

Supported Providers

Category Providers
Local Multipass, WSL2, VirtualBox
OpenStack Jetstream, Chameleon Cloud
Hyperscalers AWS EC2, Azure VMs, Google Compute Engine

Quick Start

  1. Install the tool and its dependencies.
  2. Configure your credentials in ~/.config/cloudmesh/clouds.yaml.
  3. Set your default provider: 
    cmx vm set multipass
  4. Launch your first VM: 
    cmx vm start

See the Installation Guide to get started.