Alpha software. vmlab and its templates are under active development — expect frequent breaking changes.
// templates.vmlab.io

Template library

Ready-to-boot base images for vmlab. Reference any template by name in a vm block — vmlab pulls it from the registry and clones it on first use.

21 templates
aarch64
aarch64/alpine-3.23

Minimal Alpine Linux 3.23 — musl + busybox with a tiny footprint. A great default Linux guest.

10 GiB 2026-06-20
x86_64
x86_64/alpine-3.23

Minimal Alpine Linux 3.23 — musl + busybox with a tiny footprint. A great default Linux guest.

10 GiB 2026-06-20
aarch64
aarch64/debian-13

Debian 13 (trixie) genericcloud image — a stable base for servers and provisioning targets.

20 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/debian-13

Debian 13 (trixie) genericcloud image — a stable base for servers and provisioning targets.

20 GiB 2026-06-19
riscv64
riscv64/debian-13

Debian 13 (trixie) genericcloud image — a stable base for servers and provisioning targets.

20 GiB 2026-06-19
aarch64
aarch64/fedora-44

Fedora 44 Cloud Base — a recent kernel and toolchain for testing new userspace.

20 GiB 2026-06-20
x86_64
x86_64/fedora-44

Fedora 44 Cloud Base — a recent kernel and toolchain for testing new userspace.

20 GiB 2026-06-20
x86
x86/freedos-1.3

FreeDOS 1.3 — an open-source DOS for running vintage software and tooling under emulation.

2 GiB // Full install (BASE + apps/bonus) needs the room 2026-06-19
aarch64
aarch64/home-assistant

Home Assistant OS appliance image — drop it into a lab to test smart-home automations.

32 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/kali

Kali Linux rolling — the offensive-security toolkit, ready for isolated test labs.

40 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/nixos-25.11

NixOS 25.11 with a declarative base config — reproducible from the first boot.

20 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/parrot

Parrot Security OS — a Debian-based security distribution for sandboxed labs.

40 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/rocky-9

Rocky Linux 9 — an enterprise-compatible RHEL rebuild for server labs.

20 GiB 2026-06-19
x86_64
x86_64/ubuntu-24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cloud image with cloud-init and the QEMU guest agent preinstalled.

20 GiB 2026-06-20
aarch64
aarch64/ubuntu-24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cloud image with cloud-init and the QEMU guest agent preinstalled.

20 GiB 2026-06-20
riscv64
riscv64/ubuntu-24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cloud image with cloud-init and the QEMU guest agent preinstalled.

20 GiB 2026-06-20
x86_64
x86_64/windows-10

Windows 10 evaluation image with VirtIO drivers and the guest agent. Sysprep-generalized.

60 GiB 2026-06-21
x86_64
x86_64/windows-11

Windows 11 evaluation image with VirtIO drivers and the guest agent. Sysprep-generalized.

60 GiB 2026-06-21
x86_64
x86_64/windows-server-2019

Windows Server 2019 evaluation image with VirtIO drivers and the guest agent.

60 GiB 2026-06-20
x86_64
x86_64/windows-server-2022

Windows Server 2022 evaluation image with VirtIO drivers and the guest agent.

60 GiB 2026-06-20
x86_64
x86_64/windows-server-2025

Windows Server 2025 evaluation image — domain controllers and Windows server labs.

60 GiB 2026-06-20