# Awesome Qubes OS [](https://www.trackawesomelist.com/xn0px90/Awesome-Qubes-OS/)[](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
## A curated list of Awesome Qubes OS links
A security-focused desktop operating system that aims to provide security through isolation.
This list is a collection of tools, projects, images, and resources conforming to the [Awesome Manifesto](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/awesome.md).
Contributions *very welcome* but first see [Contributing](#contributing).
## Table of Contents
- [Qubes OS Websites](#qubes-os-websites)
- [System Requirements](#system-requirements)
- [Downloading, Installing, Upgrading, and Building](#downloading-installing-upgrading-and-building)
- [How-to guides](#how-to-guides)
- [Templates](#templates)
- [Qubes OS Server](#qubes-os-server)
- [GPU](#gpu)
- [Desktop Customization](#desktop-customization)
- [VPN](#vpn)
- [Darknet](#darknet)
- [Crypto](#crypto)
- [Videos](#videos)
- [Security](#security)
- [Kernels](#kernels)
- [Unikernels](#unikernels)
- [Unikernel-like](#unikernel-like)
- [Exploitation Tools](#exploitation-tools)
- [Xen Exploitation](#xen-exploitation)
- [VM-Hardening](#vm-hardening)
- [System](#system)
- [Services](#services)
- [Advanced Topics](#advanced-topics)
- [Qubes OS Legends](#qubes-os-legends)
- [Training and Materials](#training-and-materials)
- [Companies using Qubes OS](#companies-using-qubes-os)
- [Social media](#social-media)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Releases](#releases)
- [Adventure Further](#adventure-further)
- [License](#license)
## Qubes OS Websites
- [Qubes OS](https://www.qubes-os.org) - Qubes OS is an operating system built out of securely-isolated compartments called Qubes.
- [Qubes OS Development Documentation](https://dev.qubes-os.org/en/latest/) - Qubes OS development documentation.
- [Qubes OS Documentation](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/) - Qubes OS main documentation.
- [Qubes OS GitHub Documentation](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-doc) - Qubes OS GitHub latest documentation.
- [Qubes OS News](https://www.qubes-os.org/news/) - Latest Qubes OS News.
- [Qubes OS Onion](http://www.qubesosfasa4zl44o4tws22di6kepyzfeqv3tg4e3ztknltfxqrymdad.onion) - Qubes OS onion address on the Tor network.
- [Ansible](https://qubes-ansible.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Automation with Ansible.
- [Qubes-network-server](https://github.com/Rudd-O/qubes-network-server) - Turn your Qubes OS into a networking server.
- [Qubes-remote-desktop](https://github.com/QubesOS-contrib/qubes-remote-desktop) - SystemD services for creating VNC server session in dom0 or any qube.
- [Suckless dwm](https://github.com/3o14r473/GUIDE_how-to-install-dwm-in-qubesos) - How to install dwm in Qubes OS.
## VPN
- [How To make a VPN Gateway in Qubes](https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/configuration/vpn.md) - Qubes includes a number of tools that can make the client-side setup of your VPN more versatile and secure.
- [i2p-whonix](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/temporary-way-to-run-i2p-on-qubes-whonix/15861) - Temporary way to run i2p on qubes-whonix.
- [ipfs](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs) - A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open.
- [Lokinet](https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet) - Lokinet is the reference implementation of LLARP (low latency anonymous routing protocol), a layer 3 onion routing protocol.
- [Whonix](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes) - Qubes-Whonix ™ is the seamless combination of Qubes OS and Whonix™ for advanced security and anonymity.
## Crypto
- [Split Bitcoin Wallet](https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/security/split-bitcoin.md) - A "split" bitcoin wallet is a strategy of protecting your bitcoin by having your wallet split into an offline "cold storage" wallet and an online "watching only" wallet.
- [Awesome-DeSci](https://github.com/DeSciWorldDAO/awesome-desci) - A curated list of awesome Decentralized Science (DeSci) resources, projects, articles and more.
- [GPU Virtual Machine (GVM) - An OpenMdev Project (Qubes OS Summit 2022)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllX-ud70Nk)
- [GPU Virtual Machine (GVM) - An OpenMdev Project (Qubes OS Summit 2022)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllX-ud70Nk)
- [Qubes OS summit 2022: Day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkWWz3xGqS8)
- [Qubes OS summit 2022: Day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9GrlQsQc7Q)
- [Qubes OS-3mdeb mini-summit 2021: Day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3V_V0Vllas)
- [Qubes OS-3mdeb mini-summit 2021: Day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdDr6TiqF0k)
- [Micah Lee presents “Qubes OS: The Operating System That Can Protect You Even If You Get Hacked”](https://livestream.com/accounts/9197973/events/8286152/videos/178431606)
- [UX Bessie](https://vimeo.com/542041258) - Qubes OS AppMenu Design Direction. Part of 2020/21 MOSS funded UX work.
- [UX Jackie](https://vimeo.com/541946756) - Qubes OS AppMenu Design Direction. Part of 2020/21 MOSS funded UX work.
## Security
- [Anonymizing your MAC Address](https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/privacy/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md)
- [eBPF](https://ebpf.io) - eBPF is a revolutionary technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run sandboxed programs in an operating system kernel.
- [OpenXT](https://openxt.org/) - OpenXT is an open-source development toolkit for hardware-assisted security research and appliance integration.
- [Qubes-linux-kernel](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-linux-kernel) - Qubes package for Linux kernel.
- [seL4](https://sel4.systems/) - seL4 is a high-assurance, high-performance operating system microkernel.
- [Drawbridge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/drawbridge) - Research prototype platform from Microsoft.
- [Graphene](https://github.com/oscarlab/graphene) - Library OS optimized for Intel SGX.
## Exploitation Tools
- [American Fuzzy Lop](https://github.com/google/AFL) - Fuzzing is one of the most powerful and proven strategies for identifying security issues in real-world software
- [Awesome-Fuzzing](https://github.com/cpuu/awesome-fuzzing) - A curated list of references to awesome Fuzzing for security testing. Additionally there is a collection of freely available academic papers, tools and so on.
- [Bonzai](https://github.com/rwxrob/bonzai) - It's like a modular, multicall BusyBox builder for Go with built in completion and embedded documentation support.
- [CodeQL](https://codeql.github.com/) - Discover vulnerabilities across a codebase with CodeQL.
- [Joern](https://github.com/joernio/joern) - Joern is a platform for analyzing source code, bytecode, and binary executables. It generates code property graphs (CPGs), a graph representation of code for cross-language code analysis.
- [LeechCore](https://github.com/ufrisk/LeechCore) - The LeechCore Memory Acquisition Library focuses on Physical Memory Acquisition using various hardware and software based methods.
- [LeechCore-Plugins](https://github.com/ufrisk/LeechCore-plugins) - This repository contains various plugins for LeechCore - Physical Memory Acquisition Library.
- [Libvmi](https://libvmi.com/) - LibVMI is a C library with Python bindings that makes it easy to monitor the low-level details of a running virtual machine.
- [Memflow](https://github.com/memflow/memflow) - memflow is a library that enables introspection of various machines (hardware, virtual machines, memory dumps) in a generic fashion.
- [Capstone](https://www.capstone-engine.org/) - Capstone is a lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework.
- [Coredump](https://github.com/memflow/memflow-coredump) - Access Microsoft Windows Coredump files.
- [MemProcFS](https://github.com/ufrisk/MemProcFS) - MemProcFS is an easy and convenient way of viewing physical memory as files in a virtual file system.
- [MemProcFS-Plugins](https://github.com/ufrisk/MemProcFS-plugins) - This repository contains various non-core plugins for MemProcFS - The Memory Process File System.
- [Microlibvmi](https://github.com/Wenzel/libmicrovmi) - A cross-platform unified Virtual Machine Introspection API library.
- [Radare2](https://github.com/radareorg/radare2) - Libre Reversing Framework for Unix Geeks.
- [Volatility3](https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3) - Volatility is the world's most widely used framework for extracting digital artifacts from volatile memory (RAM) samples.
## Xen Exploitation
### Video Presentations
- [Advanced Exploitation: Xen Hypervisor VM Escape](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ld5CiInrcI)
- [Attacking Hypervisors Using Firmware And Hardware](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyW3eTobXAI) - [[PDF Slides]](http://c7zero.info/stuff/AttackingHypervisorsViaFirmware_bhusa15_dc23.pdf)
- [Blackhat 2010 - Hacking the Hypervisor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTC9x5hYYFo)
- [Lessons Learned from Eight Years of Breaking Hypervisors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJWJjb0uxXE) - [[Website Slides]](https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-14/materials/eu-14-Wojtczuk-Lessons-Learned-From-Eight-Years-Of-Breaking-Hypervisors.pdf)
- [Ouroboros: Tearing Xen Hypervisor With the Snake](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt3kX94kWcM)
- [Software Attacks on Hypervisor Emulation of Hardware](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4DnlP88D2Y) - [[PDF Slides]](https://www.troopers.de/downloads/troopers17/TR17_Attacking_hypervisor_through_hardwear_emulation.pdf)
- [The Arms Race Over Virtualization](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWvg7NKwOjg) - [[PDF Slides]](https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Luan-Ouroboros-Tearing-Xen-Hypervisor-With-The-Snake.pdf)
- [Training-materials](https://github.com/QubesOS/training-materials/) - A Collection of training materials for Qubes OS.
- [Qubes-diagrams](https://github.com/rootkovska/qubes-diagrams) - Qubes OS architecture diagrams.
- [Qubes-artwork](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-artwork) - This repository contains various artworks for Qubes OS.
- [pwn.college](https://pwn.college/) - pwn.college is an education platform for students (and other interested parties) to learn about, and practice, core cybersecurity concepts in a hands-on fashion.
- [Anonymous Planet](https://anonymousplanet.org) - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity: the comprehensive guide for online anonymity and OpSec.
- [Anonymous Planet Onion](http://thgtoa27ujspeqxasrfvcf5aozqdczvgmwgorrmblh6jn4nino3spcqd.onion/) - For those who wish to read over the anonymous Tor network.
- [Privacy-Security-Anonymity Matrix Space](https://psa.anonymousplanet.org/) - The place to be for all topics regarding privacy, anonymity and other subjects. Rooms are click-to-join.
- [xn0px90](https://patreon.com/xn0px90) - Qubes training every second and fourth weekends of every month, from Friday to Monday, covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
- [Qubes Partners](https://www.qubes-os.org/partners/) - The Qubes Project relies greatly on the generous support of the organizations, companies, and individuals who have become Qubes Partners.
## Social media
The Qubes OS Project has a presence on the following social media platforms:
