Sponsored by the AcreetionOS Project

Enterprise Virtualization on Arch Linux

Archmox is an independent, community-built port of the Proxmox VE stack to Arch Linux — bringing KVM & LXC virtualization, deduplicated backup, and mail gateway capabilities to the pacman ecosystem.

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✓ Native PKGBUILDs ✓ KVM + LXC ✓ ZFS / Ceph / LVM ✓ AGPLv3 Open Source
About the project

Virtualization, the Arch way

Archmox is an open-source virtualization stack for Arch Linux, sponsored by the AcreetionOS Project. It builds on a stable, LTS-focused base with the Arch Linux LTS kernel carrying the required patches, then packages the entire virtualization stack as native Arch Linux packages.

Every component is maintained as a PKGBUILD, installed and updated with pacman, and managed with systemd — no Debian packaging, no foreign dependency trees. Archmox is a community-built project maintained by Natalie Cole-Clift Spiva and contributors.

✓ Part of the AcreetionOS Project
What's inside

One stack, every layer

🖥️

Virtual Environment

Full KVM virtualization and LXC containers with a web management UI, live migration, snapshots, and template management.

pve-manager
💾

Backup Server

Content-addressable, deduplicated backup for VMs and containers. Written in Rust for performance and reliability.

archmox-pbs
✉️

Mail Gateway

SMTP proxy with spam filtering, virus scanning, and policy routing to protect your email infrastructure.

pmg-api
🗃️

Software-Defined Storage

ZFS, Ceph, and LVM — pool local and networked storage into a unified, highly-available fabric with built-in replication.

ceph • zfs
🔗

HA Clustering

Corosync-based cluster stack with distributed resource management and automatic failover for production workloads.

corosync-pve
📦

Arch Linux Native

Every component packaged as PKGBUILDs. Install and update with pacman, manage with systemd. No .deb dependencies.

pacman -S archmox
Get started

Install from the Archmox repository

Archmox ships as a binary pacman repository. Add it once, then install the full virtualization stack with a single command.

1

Add the [archmox] repository

Append the following block to /etc/pacman.conf:

2

Install the stack

Refresh the package databases and install the core virtualization meta-package:

3

Manage with systemd

Enable the services you need and open the web interface on port 8006 (PVE/PMG) or 8007 (PBS).

# /etc/pacman.conf
[archmox]
SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
Server = https://cdn.archmox.acreetionos.org/$repo/$arch

# Refresh databases and install
sudo pacman -Sy archmox-proxmox-ve

Component packages such as archmox-pbs and pmg-api can be installed individually. Installation media is coming soon — see the CDN for details.

Fleet services

Explore the project

Archmox runs across a fleet of subdomains, each dedicated to a specific component:

archmox.acreetionos.orgMain Site
pve.archmox.acreetionos.orgVirtual Environment
pbs.archmox.acreetionos.orgBackup Server
pmg.archmox.acreetionos.orgMail Gateway
docs.archmox.acreetionos.orgDocumentation
cdn.archmox.acreetionos.orgISO & Package CDN
Community

Get support & contribute

Community: Join us on Discord (discord.acreetionos.org)

Matrix: #archmox:matrix.org

Mailing List: archmox-dev@lists.archmox.acreetionos.org

Contribute

Archmox is community-driven and we welcome pull requests on GitHub. Priority areas:

Security

Report vulnerabilities to security@archmox.acreetionos.org. Please encrypt sensitive reports using our GPG key.

License

Archmox is 100% Open Source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 or similar FOSS licenses. Archmox® is a pending trademark of the Archmox project.