pyrecracker 0.6.1

Python module for creating and controlling micro VMs with Firecracker

Pyrecracker

Pyrcracker is a python module that can be used to create, run, and manage the lifecycle of micro virtual machines using Firecracker. Pyrecracker gives a simple to use API for VM management that can be used from within python based applications.

Supported Operating Systems

The following are the operating systems that pyrecracker has been tested on:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (with nested virtualization enabled)

Installing

If using pip, pyrecracker can be installed with:

pip install pyrecracker

If using poetry, pyrecracker can be installed with:

poetry add pyrecracker

Building

This project uses poetry for building and packaging. Pyrecracker can be built with the following command:

poetry build

This will generate the project's tar.gz and .whl files in the ./dist directory.

Testing

Unit tests can be run with the following:

poetry run pytest

Examples on using pyrecracker can be found in the ./examples directory.