Bhyve
| Bhyve | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The FreeBSD Project |
| Initial release | 2014 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | FreeBSD, illumos |
| Type | Hypervisor |
| License | FreeBSD License |
| Website | bhyve |
bhyve (pronounced "bee hive", formerly written as BHyVe for "BSD hypervisor") is a type-2 (hosted) hypervisor initially written for FreeBSD. It can also be used on a number of illumos based distributions including SmartOS, OpenIndiana, and OmniOS. A port of bhyve to macOS called xhyve is also available.