CLICD/docs/en/guide/introduction.md

Introduction

CLICD is a lightweight virtualization management panel for LXC and KVM. It brings common host operations into a web console and CLI, making it suitable for small VPS nodes, dedicated servers, and scenarios where container access needs to be distributed in batches.

Core Capabilities

• Manage LXC containers and KVM virtual machines.
• Create, start, stop, restart, reinstall, and delete containers.
• Configure CPU, memory, disk, traffic limits, and expiration time.
• Manage NAT4 port mappings, public IPv4 assignment, and public IPv6 assignment when the host network supports it.
• Open WebSSH or WebVNC from the browser.
• Manage image downloads, enablement, and local cache.
• Create, restore, and delete snapshots, plus scheduled snapshots and quotas.
• Generate security alerts based on connection behavior and keep audit logs.
• Create sub-user access links for specific containers.
• Integrate automation through API keys and /api/v1.

Use Cases

• Quickly allocate multiple Linux containers on one host.
• Give users temporary access to a container console, SSH, VNC, or NAT port management.
• Automate container creation, resource changes, password resets, or resource cleanup through the API.
• Use a panel that is clearer than pure CLI workflows without becoming a heavy platform.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Go, net/http, SQLite, systemd, LXC, KVM/libvirt, cgroup v2, iptables, conntrack.
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, lucide-react, xterm.js, noVNC.
• Release: GitHub Actions builds Linux AMD64/ARM64 release artifacts. The installer fetches the latest release by default.