Yeast v1.1.0

These docs target Yeast v1.1.0.

v1.1.0 is the release line for the current local QEMU/KVM engine docs.

Main User Surfaces

• Linux/QEMU/KVM host checks with yeast doctor
• project initialization with built-in and local templates
• trusted image listing, pulling, caching, and cache cleanup
• single-VM lifecycle with up, status, ssh, down, and destroy
• cloud-init first boot setup
• package/file/shell provisioning
• stopped-VM snapshots and restore
• one private project network with static IPv4 addresses
• guest control with exec, copy, logs, and inspect
• JSON output and JSON Lines lifecycle events
• release updater with checksum verification
• terminal survival docs with yeast docs

Built-In Templates

Template	Purpose
ubuntu-basic	minimal single Ubuntu VM
caddy-single-vm	Caddy static site VM with provisioning
two-vm-lab	two Ubuntu VMs on one private network

Supported Images

See Images for the current image list.

Auto-download images include Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream, and Rocky Linux entries.

Manual/setup-only images include Amazon Linux, openSUSE, Kali, Parrot, Alpine, Arch, and NixOS entries.

Known Limits

See Limitations.

Important v1.1 limits:

• Linux hosts only
• QEMU/KVM backend only
• one private network per project
• no public ports: config
• no bridge mode
• no daemon or web API
• snapshots are per instance, not project-wide atomic checkpoints

Release Validation

For maintainer validation, use Release Smoke Test.