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layout: docs
page_title: 'Drivers: virt'
description: >-
The virt task driver leverages Linux capabilities and libvirt to run virtual
machines.
---
# Virt task driver
@include 'virt-beta-callout.mdx'
Name: `virt`
The `virt` driver utilises the [libvirt][] API to run and manage virtual machines (VMs) via
hypervisors such as [QEMU][]. It supports a wide variety of Nomad features including
[workload identity][], [task templates][], and [service discovery][].
[libvirt]: https://libvirt.org/
[QEMU]: https://www.qemu.org/
[workload identity]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/concepts/workload-identity
[task templates]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-specification/template
[service discovery]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/networking/service-discovery
[github]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-virt