Create Your First VM

After onboarding, the main window has a sidebar listing your VMs and a detail view on the right. Your library is empty on first launch.

Option A — Create a new VM

1. Click the + (New VM) button in the toolbar.
2. Pick a guest type — macOS (Apple Silicon) or Linux (arm64).
3. Provide a name, CPU count, memory size, and disk size. Kyvenza offers safe defaults based on the guest.
4. Select a boot image — either one you already have on disk, or import one now.
5. Click Create. The VM appears in the sidebar.

Option B — Import an existing image

If you already have a VM image (for example, a previously exported Kyvenza VM or a compatible Lume bundle):

1. Click Import Image from the toolbar or File menu.
2. Choose the source file or directory.
3. Name the VM and confirm.

See Importing images for supported formats.

Start and interact

Select a VM in the sidebar and click Start. The detail view shows live status, logs, and controls:

• Start / Stop / Restart / Pause — lifecycle controls in the toolbar.
• Console — connect to the guest display when it is running.
• Configuration — edit CPU, memory, disk, and network settings while the VM is stopped.

Next

• Managing VMs
• Settings
• Free vs Pro — the Free tier is limited to three VMs