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# Overview

Create and manage VMs in VergeOS, deploy from recipes and templates, configure GPU passthrough, and import VMs from VMware and other platforms.

## Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

* **Create and manage VMs** in VergeOS using the UI and API
* **Deploy VMs from recipes and templates** to standardize provisioning workflows
* **Configure GPU passthrough** for specialized workloads (VDI, AI/ML, rendering)
* **Import VMs from VMware and other platforms** using built-in migration tools

## Prerequisites

* Completion of [Module 1: Architecture Fundamentals](/learn-the-platform/module-1-architecture-fundamentals/01-architecture.md) -- understanding of VergeOS platform architecture
* Completion of [Module 4: Networking](/learn-the-platform/module-4-networking/04-networking.md) -- understanding of virtual networks and network configuration
* Completion of [Module 5: Storage](/learn-the-platform/module-5-storage/05-storage.md) -- understanding of vSAN tiers and storage provisioning

## Estimated Time

**3 hours** (1.5 hours reading + 1.5 hours lab)

## Topics

* [**VM Creation & Lifecycle**](/learn-the-platform/module-6-virtual-machines/01-vm-creation-lifecycle.md) — Creating VMs, configuring CPU/memory/disk, managing VM lifecycle (start, stop, snapshot, clone), live migration between nodes, and HA failover.
* [**Recipes & Marketplace**](/learn-the-platform/module-6-virtual-machines/02-recipes-marketplace.md) — Building reusable VM recipes for standardized deployments, organizing catalogs, Cloud-Init integration, and the VergeOS Marketplace.
* [**GPU & Device Passthrough**](/learn-the-platform/module-6-virtual-machines/03-gpu-passthrough.md) — Configuring PCI, NVIDIA vGPU, SR-IOV NIC, and USB device passthrough using resource groups and resource rules.
* [**VM Migration & Import**](/learn-the-platform/module-6-virtual-machines/04-vm-migration-import.md) — Migrating workloads from VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and physical machines using the VMware Connector, file uploads, NAS volumes, and the Clone Utility.
* [**Lab: Virtual Machine Operations**](/learn-the-platform/module-6-virtual-machines/lab.md) — Create VMs, deploy from recipes, configure GPU passthrough, and import a VM from an external format.


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