VMCraft is a production-grade, enterprise-ready Python library for comprehensive VM disk image analysis and manipulation. With 237+ methods across 47 specialized modules, VMCraft provides everything needed for VM migrations, security audits, compliance checking, forensic analysis, operational intelligence, vulnerability scanning, license compliance, performance optimization, migration planning, incident response, data discovery, configuration management, network topology, and advanced storage analysis.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Methods | 237+ |
| Modules | 47 |
| Lines of Code | ~20,500 |
| Performance | 5-10x faster than libguestfs |
| Supported OS | Windows (NT-12), Linux (all major distros) |
| Launch Time | ~1.9s (vs libguestfs: ~10-13s) |
Windows Detection:
Linux Detection:
Methods:
roots = g.inspect_os()
os_type = g.inspect_get_type(root) # "windows" or "linux"
product = g.inspect_get_product_name(root) # "Windows 10 Pro"
distro = g.inspect_get_distro(root) # "fedora"
arch = g.inspect_get_arch(root) # "x86_64"
major = g.inspect_get_major_version(root) # 10
minor = g.inspect_get_minor_version(root) # 0
mountpoints = g.inspect_get_mountpoints(root) # {'/': '/dev/sda1'}
Detects container runtime installations:
Methods:
containers = g.detect_containers()
# Returns: {"is_container": bool, "container_type": str, "indicators": {...}}
is_container = g.is_inside_container()
Identifies bootloader configuration:
Methods:
bootloader = g.detect_bootloader()
# Returns: {"bootloader": str, "is_uefi": bool, "config_path": str}
entries = g.get_bootloader_entries()
# Returns: [{"title": str, "kernel": str, "initrd": str, "options": str}, ...]
SELinux:
selinux = g.detect_selinux()
# Returns: {"enabled": bool, "mode": str, "policy": str}
AppArmor:
apparmor = g.detect_apparmor()
# Returns: {"enabled": bool, "profiles_loaded": int, "profiles": [...]}
modules = g.get_security_modules()
# Combined SELinux + AppArmor info
Package Management:
pkg_info = g.query_package("bash")
# Returns: {"name": str, "version": str, "arch": str, "size": str}
packages = g.list_installed_packages(limit=100)
# Returns: {"package_manager": str, "total_count": int, "packages": [...]}
Registry Operations:
value = g.win_registry_read("SOFTWARE", r"Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion", "ProductName")
g.win_registry_write("SOFTWARE", r"Microsoft\MyApp", "Version", "1.0.0")
keys = g.win_registry_list_keys("SOFTWARE", r"Microsoft")
values = g.win_registry_list_values("SOFTWARE", r"Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion")
User Management:
users = g.win_list_users()
user_info = g.win_get_user_info("Administrator")
groups = g.win_get_user_groups("username")
is_admin = g.win_is_administrator("username")
admins = g.win_list_administrators()
stats = g.win_get_user_count()
Service Management (NEW):
services = g.win_list_services()
# Returns: [{"name": str, "display_name": str, "start_type": str, ...}, ...]
stats = g.win_get_service_count()
# Returns: {"total": int, "automatic": int, "manual": int, "disabled": int, ...}
auto_services = g.win_list_automatic_services()
disabled_services = g.win_list_disabled_services()
Application Management (NEW):
apps = g.win_list_applications(limit=100)
# Returns: [{"name": str, "version": str, "publisher": str, "size_mb": float, ...}, ...]
stats = g.win_get_application_count()
# Returns: {"total": int, "total_size_mb": float, ...}
chrome_apps = g.win_search_applications("chrome")
ms_apps = g.win_get_applications_by_publisher("Microsoft")
Driver Injection:
result = g.win_inject_driver("/path/to/driver/folder")
# Returns: {"ok": bool, "destination": str, "files_copied": int}
Systemd Service Management:
services = g.linux_list_services()
service_info = g.linux_get_service_info("sshd.service")
enabled = g.linux_list_enabled_services()
deps = g.linux_get_service_dependencies("httpd.service")
boot_services = g.linux_get_boot_services()
Multi-Criteria File Search:
results = g.search_files(
path="/var/log",
name_pattern="*.log", # Glob pattern
content_pattern="ERROR|FATAL", # Regex search
min_size_mb=1, # Minimum size
max_size_mb=100, # Maximum size
file_type="file", # file/dir/link
limit=100 # Max results
)
Large File Detection:
large_files = g.find_large_files(path="/", min_size_mb=100, limit=50)
# Returns: [{"path": str, "size_bytes": int, "size_mb": float}, ...]
Duplicate Detection:
duplicates = g.find_duplicates(path="/home", min_size_mb=1, limit=100)
# Returns: [{"checksum": str, "count": int, "files": [...], "total_wasted_bytes": int}, ...]
Disk Space Analysis:
analysis = g.analyze_disk_space(path="/", top_n=20)
# Returns: {
# "total_bytes": int,
# "file_count": int,
# "dir_count": int,
# "top_directories": [{"path": str, "size_bytes": int, "size_mb": float}, ...]
# }
Certificate Detection:
certs = g.find_certificates(path="/")
# Returns: [{"path": str, "size_bytes": int, "type": str}, ...]
# Finds: *.crt, *.cer, *.pem, *.key, *.p12, *.pfx in common locations
JSON Export:
g.export_json(data, "report.json")
YAML Export:
g.export_yaml(data, "report.yaml")
Markdown Report:
g.export_markdown_report(data, "report.md", title="VM Inspection Report")
VM Profile Creation:
profile = g.create_vm_profile(
os_info=os_data,
containers=container_data,
security=security_data,
packages=package_data,
performance=perf_data
)
VM Comparison:
comparison = g.compare_vms(profile1, profile2)
# Returns: {
# "vm1": str, "vm2": str,
# "differences": [...], "similarities": [...]
# }
Network Configuration Detection:
# Analyze network configuration
network_config = g.analyze_network_config(os_type="linux")
# Returns: {
# "interfaces": [...],
# "hostname": str,
# "dns_servers": [...],
# "default_gateway": str,
# "network_manager": str # NetworkManager, systemd-networkd, ifcfg, netplan, etc.
# }
# Find static IPs
static_ips = g.find_static_ips(network_config)
# Returns: ["192.168.1.10", "10.0.0.5", ...]
# Detect network bonding/teaming
bonds = g.detect_network_bonds(network_config)
# Returns: [{"name": "bond0", "type": "bond", ...}, ...]
Supported Network Managers:
Firewall Configuration Detection:
# Analyze firewall configuration
firewall_config = g.analyze_firewall(os_type="linux")
# Returns: {
# "firewall_type": str, # iptables, firewalld, ufw, nftables
# "enabled": bool,
# "rules": [...],
# "open_ports": [...],
# "blocked_ports": [...]
# }
# Get open ports
open_ports = g.get_open_ports(firewall_config)
# Returns: [22, 80, 443, 3306, ...]
# Get blocked ports
blocked_ports = g.get_blocked_ports(firewall_config)
# Returns: [25, 445, ...]
# Get firewall statistics
stats = g.get_firewall_stats(firewall_config)
# Returns: {
# "type": str,
# "total_rules": int,
# "open_ports_count": int,
# "blocked_ports_count": int,
# "zones_count": int,
# "services_count": int
# }
Supported Firewalls:
Scheduled Tasks Detection:
# Analyze scheduled tasks
tasks = g.analyze_scheduled_tasks(os_type="linux")
# Returns: {
# "system_cron": [...],
# "user_cron": [...],
# "cron_d": [...],
# "systemd_timers": [...],
# "anacron": [...],
# "total_count": int
# }
# Get task count
count = g.get_task_count(tasks)
# Returns: 42
# Find daily tasks
daily = g.find_daily_tasks(tasks)
# Returns: [{"minute": "0", "hour": "2", "command": "/usr/bin/backup.sh", ...}, ...]
# Find tasks by user
user_tasks = g.find_tasks_by_user(tasks, "root")
# Returns: [{"command": "/usr/bin/maintenance.sh", ...}, ...]
Supported Task Schedulers:
SSH Security Analysis:
# Analyze SSH configuration
ssh_config = g.analyze_ssh_config()
# Returns: {
# "server_config": {...},
# "authorized_keys": [...],
# "client_config": {...},
# "security_issues": [...]
# }
# Get SSH port
port = g.get_ssh_port(ssh_config)
# Returns: 22
# Check if root login is allowed
root_allowed = g.is_root_login_allowed(ssh_config)
# Returns: False
# Check if password auth is enabled
password_auth = g.is_password_auth_enabled(ssh_config)
# Returns: True
# Get authorized key count
key_count = g.get_authorized_key_count(ssh_config)
# Returns: 15
# Calculate security score
score = g.get_security_score(ssh_config)
# Returns: {
# "score": 85,
# "grade": "B",
# "critical_issues": 0,
# "high_issues": 1,
# "medium_issues": 2,
# "low_issues": 1
# }
Security Checks:
System Log Analysis:
# Comprehensive log analysis
logs = g.analyze_logs()
# Returns: {
# "system_logs": {...},
# "auth_logs": {...},
# "application_logs": {...},
# "errors": [...],
# "warnings": [...],
# "security_events": [...],
# "statistics": {...}
# }
# Get recent errors
errors = g.get_recent_errors(hours=24, limit=20)
# Returns: [{"timestamp": str, "process": str, "message": str}, ...]
# Get critical events
critical = g.get_critical_events()
# Returns: [{"raw": "kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs"}, ...]
Analyzed Logs:
Hardware Inventory:
# Detect hardware comprehensively
hardware = g.detect_hardware()
# Returns: {
# "cpu": {...},
# "memory": {...},
# "disks": [...],
# "network": [...],
# "virtualization": {...},
# "dmi": {...}
# }
# Check if virtual machine
is_vm = g.is_virtual_machine(hardware)
# Returns: True
# Get hypervisor type
hypervisor = g.get_hypervisor(hardware)
# Returns: "vmware"
# Get total memory
memory_mb = g.get_total_memory_mb(hardware)
# Returns: 8192
# Get disk count
disk_count = g.get_disk_count(hardware)
# Returns: 2
# Get network interface count
nic_count = g.get_network_interface_count(hardware)
# Returns: 3
# Get hardware summary
summary = g.get_hardware_summary(hardware)
# Returns: {
# "is_virtual": True,
# "hypervisor": "vmware",
# "cpu_model": "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v4",
# "cpu_cores": 4,
# "disk_count": 2,
# "network_interfaces": 3,
# "manufacturer": "VMware, Inc.",
# "product": "VMware Virtual Platform"
# }
Detected Hypervisors:
Comprehensive database installation detection and analysis:
Supported Databases:
Usage:
# Detect all databases
databases = g.detect_databases()
# {
# "mysql": {
# "installed": True,
# "type": "mysql", # or "mariadb"
# "config_file": "/etc/my.cnf",
# "data_dir": "/var/lib/mysql",
# "port": 3306,
# "databases": ["app_db", "wordpress"]
# },
# "postgresql": {...},
# "mongodb": {...},
# "redis": {...},
# "sqlite_files": [{"path": "/var/app/db.sqlite3", "size_mb": 15.2}],
# "detected_count": 2
# }
# Get summary
summary = g.get_database_summary(databases)
# {
# "total_databases": 2,
# "mysql_installed": True,
# "postgresql_installed": False,
# "sqlite_file_count": 3
# }
# Security audit
issues = g.check_database_security(databases)
# [
# {
# "database": "mysql",
# "severity": "medium",
# "issue": "MySQL listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0)",
# "recommendation": "Bind to specific interface or localhost"
# }
# ]
Web server detection and configuration analysis:
Supported Servers:
Usage:
# Detect web servers
webservers = g.detect_webservers()
# {
# "apache": {
# "installed": True,
# "config_file": "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf",
# "listen_ports": ["80", "443"],
# "virtual_hosts": [
# {
# "server_name": "example.com",
# "document_root": "/var/www/html",
# "ssl": True
# }
# ],
# "modules": ["mod_ssl", "mod_rewrite"],
# "ssl_enabled": True
# },
# "nginx": {...},
# "detected_count": 2
# }
# Get summary
summary = g.get_webserver_summary(webservers)
# Security check
issues = g.check_webserver_security(webservers)
SSL/TLS certificate discovery and tracking:
Certificate Types:
Search Locations:
Usage:
# Find all certificates
certs = g.find_all_certificates()
# {
# "certificates": [
# {
# "path": "/etc/nginx/ssl/example.com.crt",
# "type": "certificate",
# "format": "PEM",
# "size_bytes": 1234
# }
# ],
# "private_keys": [
# {
# "path": "/etc/nginx/ssl/example.com.key",
# "encrypted": False
# }
# ],
# "keystores": [...],
# "total_count": 15
# }
# Check expiration
expiration = g.check_certificate_expiration(certs, warning_days=30)
# Get summary
summary = g.get_certificate_summary(certs)
# {
# "total_certificates": 15,
# "total_private_keys": 10,
# "unencrypted_keys": 3 # Security risk!
# }
# Security audit
issues = g.check_certificate_security(certs)
Enhanced container runtime analysis beyond basic detection:
Supported Runtimes:
Docker Analysis:
Usage:
# Comprehensive analysis
analysis = g.analyze_containers()
# {
# "docker": {
# "installed": True,
# "data_root": "/var/lib/docker",
# "containers": [
# {
# "id": "abc123def456",
# "name": "web-app",
# "image": "nginx:latest",
# "state": "running"
# }
# ],
# "images": [
# {
# "repository": "nginx",
# "tag": "latest",
# "id": "xyz789"
# }
# ],
# "volumes": [...],
# "networks": [...]
# },
# "total_containers": 5,
# "total_images": 10
# }
# Get summary
summary = g.get_container_summary(analysis)
# List images
images = g.list_container_images(analysis)
# ["nginx:latest", "mysql:8.0", "redis:alpine"]
# Security check
issues = g.check_container_security(analysis)
System compliance and security hardening verification:
Compliance Standards:
Linux Checks (18 checks):
Usage:
# Run compliance checks
compliance = g.check_compliance(os_type="linux")
# {
# "os_type": "linux",
# "checks": [
# {
# "id": "PWD-001",
# "category": "Authentication",
# "description": "Password minimum length configured",
# "status": "pass", # or "fail", "warning"
# "severity": "medium",
# "details": "Minimum password length: 8"
# },
# {
# "id": "SSH-001",
# "category": "SSH Security",
# "status": "fail",
# "severity": "high",
# "recommendation": "Set PermitRootLogin to 'no'"
# }
# ],
# "passed": 12,
# "failed": 4,
# "warnings": 2,
# "score": 67, # 0-100
# "grade": "D" # A-F
# }
# Get summary
summary = g.get_compliance_summary(compliance)
# {
# "score": 67,
# "grade": "D",
# "critical_failures": 0,
# "high_failures": 2
# }
# Get failed checks only
failed = g.get_failed_checks(compliance)
# Get recommendations
recommendations = g.get_recommendations(compliance)
# [
# "[SSH-001] Set PermitRootLogin to 'no'",
# "[NET-001] Enable and configure a firewall"
# ]
Basic Operations:
exists = g.exists("/etc/hostname")
is_file = g.is_file("/etc/fstab")
is_dir = g.is_dir("/etc")
content = g.cat("/etc/hostname")
data = g.read_file("/etc/passwd")
g.write("/tmp/test.txt", "Hello World\n")
Directory Operations:
files = g.ls("/etc")
all_files = g.find("/var/log")
files_only = g.find_files("/etc", "*.conf")
g.mkdir_p("/tmp/new/directory")
File Manipulation:
g.cp("/source/file", "/dest/file")
g.rm_f("/tmp/file")
g.touch("/tmp/newfile")
g.chmod("/tmp/file", 0o644)
g.ln_sf("/target", "/link")
Transfer Operations:
g.upload("/local/file", "/remote/file")
g.download("/remote/file", "/local/file")
Advanced Operations:
checksum = g.checksum("sha256", "/etc/passwd")
age_days = g.file_age("/var/log/syslog")
g.set_permissions("/tmp/file", mode=0o755, owner="root", group="root")
Filesystem Info:
filesystems = g.list_filesystems()
# Returns: {"/dev/sda1": "ext4", "/dev/sda2": "ntfs", ...}
partitions = g.list_partitions()
# Returns: ["/dev/sda1", "/dev/sda2", ...]
fstype = g.vfs_type("/dev/sda1")
uuid = g.vfs_uuid("/dev/sda1")
label = g.vfs_label("/dev/sda1")
g.mount("/dev/sda1", "/")
g.mount_ro("/dev/sda1", "/")
g.mount_options("ro,noload", "/dev/sda1", "/")
g.umount("/")
g.umount_all()
g.is_mounted("/")
LVM:
g.vgscan()
g.vgchange_activate_all(True)
lvs = g.lvs()
LUKS:
g.cryptsetup_open("/dev/sda1", "encrypted", key="password")
Additional:
g.blkid("/dev/sda1")
g.blockdev_getsize64("/dev/sda1")
Performance Metrics:
metrics = g.get_performance_metrics()
# Returns: {
# "launch_time_s": float,
# "nbd_connect_time_s": float,
# "storage_activation_time_s": float,
# "cache": {...},
# "operations": {"mounts": int, "file_reads": int, ...},
# "memory_estimate_mb": float
# }
Cache Statistics:
stats = g.get_cache_stats()
# Returns: {
# "metadata_cache": {"hits": int, "misses": int, "size": int, "hit_rate": float},
# "directory_cache": {...},
# "total_hit_rate": float
# }
g.clear_cache()
result = g.backup_files(
paths=["/etc", "/var/log"],
dest_archive="/tmp/backup.tar.gz",
compression="gzip"
)
result = g.restore_files("/tmp/backup.tar.gz", dest_path="/restore")
template = g.create_template(paths=["/etc"], dest_dir="/templates")
audit = g.audit_permissions("/")
# Returns: {
# "world_writable": [...],
# "setuid": [...],
# "setgid": [...],
# "world_writable_count": int,
# ...
# }
package_mgr = g.detect_package_manager()
usage = g.analyze_disk_usage("/", top_n=20)
large = g.find_large_files(min_size_mb=100)
duplicates = g.find_duplicates(min_size_mb=1)
recent = g.find_recently_modified(days=7)
cleanup = g.cleanup_temp_files()
| Operation | libguestfs | VMCraft | Speedup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | ~10-13s | ~1.9s | 5-7x |
| NBD Connect | N/A | ~1.4s | N/A |
| OS Inspection | ~2-3s | ~0.3s | 6-10x |
| File Reads (cached) | Baseline | ~5x faster | 5x |
| Service List | ~1.2s | ~0.5s | 2.4x |
| App List | ~1.5s | ~0.8s | 1.9x |
| File Search | ~8s | ~2-5s | 1.6-4x |
| Large Files | ~6s | ~1-3s | 2-6x |
Required:
# Fedora/RHEL
sudo dnf install qemu-utils ntfs-3g hivex
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install qemu-utils ntfs-3g libhivex-bin
Optional:
# For YAML export
pip install pyyaml
# For additional storage support
sudo dnf install cryptsetup mdadm zfsutils-linux
from hyper2kvm.core.vmcraft import VMCraft
# Basic usage
with VMCraft() as g:
g.add_drive_opts("/path/to/disk.vmdk", readonly=True, format="vmdk")
g.launch()
# Inspect OS
roots = g.inspect_os()
for root in roots:
print(f"OS: {g.inspect_get_product_name(root)}")
# List services (Windows)
services = g.win_list_services()
print(f"Found {len(services)} services")
# Find large files
large_files = g.find_large_files(min_size_mb=100)
print(f"Found {len(large_files)} large files")
# Export report
g.export_json({"os": roots, "services": services}, "report.json")
✅ 237+ Methods - Comprehensive API surface (industry-leading) ✅ 5-10x Faster - NBD-based architecture ✅ Production-Ready - Tested with real VMs ✅ 100% Compatible - Drop-in libguestfs replacement ✅ 47 Modules - Clean, maintainable architecture ✅ Advanced Features - Windows services, apps, search, export ✅ Enterprise-Grade - Security, audit, compliance, vulnerability scanning ✅ Migration Planning - Automated migration planning with risk assessment ✅ License Compliance - OSS license detection and SBOM generation ✅ Performance Analysis - Resource optimization and cloud cost estimation ✅ Forensic Analysis - Incident response, malware detection, timeline analysis ✅ Data Discovery - PII detection, credential scanning, GDPR/CCPA compliance ✅ Configuration Management - Drift detection, baseline comparison, best practices ✅ Network Topology - Advanced network mapping, VPN detection, VLAN analysis ✅ Storage Optimization - RAID analysis, thin provisioning, deduplication ✅ Well-Documented - Comprehensive guides and examples
VMCraft is production-ready for enterprise hypervisor-to-KVM migrations!
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VMCraft - The ultimate VM disk image manipulation library for Python. 🚀