IMPFirecracker microVMs as first-class Kubernetes resources

Run Firecracker microVMs on Kubernetes with CRDs for networking, snapshots, migration, and warm pools.

Kubernetes-Native VM API

Manage VM lifecycle through CRDs like ImpVM, ImpNetwork, ImpVMSnapshot, ImpVMMigration, and ImpWarmPool.

Run Firecracker VMs with operator lifecycle, metrics, and health checks.

Cilium-first networking with practical fallback paths for non-Cilium CNIs.

Operator and node agent split keeps control logic and node operations cleanly scoped, with optional imp-sandbox add-on for isolated tenants.

Alpha v0.9.0 — APIs may break; see Manual → Install

imp quickstart // shell

bash

helm upgrade --install imp ./charts/imp -n imp-system --create-namespace
kubectl get impvm -n default
kubectl describe impvm quick-vm -n default

Use manifests for VM lifecycle. Avoid per-host scripts.

Use metrics and status fields to check lifecycle state, latency, and health.

Use the same CRDs in local Kind clusters and production, including migration and warm-pool workflows.

Add imp-sandbox for multi-tenant isolation with standard or hard tenancy and gateway controls. Read the sandbox docs →