Virtualization Backends

Windows Backends

hyperv

Windows-native virtualization via Hyper-V. Linux guests are reached over SSH; Windows guests can be driven via PowerShell Direct. This is the default backend on Windows.

Network configuration is available through HEYO_HYPERV_NETWORK_* environment variables.

Backend name: hyperv.

windows_sandbox

Disposable environments using Windows Sandbox — each sandbox is a throwaway .wsb instance that is destroyed when it stops.

Backend name: windows_sandbox (aliases windows-sandbox, wsb).

Both backends require their respective Windows features to be enabled. See Installing on Windows.