ยซ Get Started with Bowtie on KVM

Latest: 26.01.002 published on Jan. 27, 2026, 11:04 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
1.5ย GB
Format qcow-efi Upload Date Jan. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m. Copy download URL as:
๐Ÿ“‹ wget ๐Ÿ“‹ curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
3c41add9268b3fedf94c14953b2bd95c9a6e3cb9c6a1a67f77db537bae77d54c

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical1 High5 Medium30 Low8 Unrated9 Suppressed vulnerabilities 37 Last Scanned Feb. 4, 2026, 12:41 a.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/318/ Next Scan Feb. 11, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
Filename Controller Image (.qcow2) Filesize
1.5ย GB
Format qcow Upload Date Jan. 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m. Copy download URL as:
๐Ÿ“‹ wget ๐Ÿ“‹ curl
SHA-256 Checksum:
ba2ae326973c1f5f98cac2227728d3e96f7fa358b0a36604b9fa1414cdb68bfb

Vulnerability Data

Information aggregated from the most recent vulnerability scan against this artifact. Vulnerabilities Critical1 High5 Medium30 Low8 Unrated9 Suppressed vulnerabilities 37 Last Scanned Feb. 4, 2026, 12:27 a.m. Vulnerability API data /api/v1/sbom/316/ Next Scan Feb. 11, 2026, 12:27 a.m.