Deploy Xen Orchestra (Hypervisor stack)

First published: Saturday, July 4, 2026 | Last updated: Saturday, July 4, 2026

Deploy Xen Orchestra (Hypervisor stack) using the SloopStash Docker kit.

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Modify hosts

Windows

# Modify hosts configuration.
$ notepad C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.dv
<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.qaa
<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.qab

Mac and Linux

# Modify hosts configuration.
$ sudo nano /etc/hosts

<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.dv
<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.qaa
<PRIVATE_IP>  xen-orchestra.sloopstash.qab

Deploy and manage hypervisor stack (Xen Orchestra) environments

Docker

# Switch to SloopStash Docker kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-docker

# Provision OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ docker compose -f compose/hypervisor/xen-orchestra.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-hypervisor-s1 up -d

# Stop OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ docker compose -f compose/hypervisor/xen-orchestra.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-hypervisor-s1 down

# Restart OCI containers using Docker compose.
$ docker compose -f compose/hypervisor/xen-orchestra.yml --env-file compose/${ENVIRONMENT^^}.env -p sloopstash-${ENVIRONMENT}-hypervisor-s1 restart

DEV environment: http://xen-orchestra.dv:8001/dashboard
QAA environment: http://xen-orchestra.qaa:8002/dashboard
QAB environment: http://xen-orchestra.qab:8003/dashboard

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