ยซ Get Started with Bowtie on KVM

Latest: 25.12.001 published on Dec. 10, 2025, 11:50 p.m.

Bowtie provides qcow2 disk images suitable for use in a variety of compatible Linux hypervisors such as KVM, qemu, LXD, libvirt, and more.
Download the appropriate qcow2 image - with either legacy BIOS or EFI support - from the below listing and proceed to follow the instructions in the Bowtie Controller setup documentation.

Filename Controller Image (.qcow2) Filesize
1.4ย GB
Format qcow-efi Upload Date Dec. 10, 2025, 11:50 p.m. Copy download URL as:
๐Ÿ“‹ wget ๐Ÿ“‹ curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
b68d0be908ea62a77db9db68294182964cfa389468a2dfe5da8ca61b033267d0

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical2 High2 Medium26 Low10 Unrated13 Suppressed vulnerabilities 39 Last Scanned Jan. 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/296/ Next Scan Jan. 16, 2026, 6:54 p.m.
Filename Controller Image (.qcow2) Filesize
1.4ย GB
Format qcow Upload Date Dec. 10, 2025, 11:50 p.m. Copy download URL as:
๐Ÿ“‹ wget ๐Ÿ“‹ curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
d0258cdac207bebce785ebf8c672af4d153bef3d54c181f3ada0b452ee5dcb9b

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical2 High2 Medium26 Low10 Unrated13 Suppressed vulnerabilities 39 Last Scanned Jan. 9, 2026, 6:39 p.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/295/ Next Scan Jan. 16, 2026, 6:39 p.m.