STRATUM Community gives engineers, students, researchers, educators, and homelab users a complete single-node STRATUM environment for learning, demonstrations, development, and non-production technical exploration.
Run the STRATUM control plane and compute together on one physical Linux host. Create virtual machines, design operational networks, connect systems port to port, configure virtual switches and firewalls, access consoles, and manage the environment through the same STRATUM experience used in commercial deployments.
No core limits. No socket limits. No VM limits. No feature bundles. Community version is limited to a single node.
STRATUM Community is licensed for one physical host and non-production use. It does not include external worker nodes, cloud execution support, distributed operation, distributed storage, commercial support, or production-use rights.
A Community license is valid for 90 days and can be renewed at no cost for as long as you continue using STRATUM for eligible non-production purposes.
We ask only for:
Your email address, so we can deliver and renew your license. We do not sell your information or send spam.
Your country
Your intended use of STRATUM
No phone number. No credit card. No required sales call.
You can begin downloading STRATUM Community as soon as your Community license is issued.
Default login: admin/admin. Default access https://FQDN:8443.
Use STRATUM Community to:
Create and operate local virtual machines
Build visual network topologies
Connect systems through ports, switches, and firewalls
Change network wiring as the environment runs
Access system consoles from the STRATUM interface
Build reusable infrastructure designs
Explore STRATUM on your own Linux hardware
Learn the platform before proposing it within your organization
The one-host boundary limits deployment scale—not what you can design and explore within that system.
STRATUM Community is intended for:
Homelabs
Build advanced virtual infrastructure without per-core, per-socket, or per-VM licensing.
Education and training
Teach virtualization, networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure automation, and datacenter operations using complete operational environments.
Development and testing
Create repeatable local environments for software development, integration work, and non-production technical testing.
Technical evaluation
Explore STRATUM’s architecture and operating model before beginning a larger enterprise evaluation.
Locally executed STRATUM/KVM VMs.
STRATUMswitch.
VPCS and IOL, if included.
Local Linux bridges and TAP interfaces.
pnet0 (physical net bridge) and local physical uplink integration.
NAT networking.
VM lifecycle management.
VM console access.
Snapshots and hibernation.
Local disk images and overlays.
Local STRATUMstore-backed disk images.
TPM/UEFI guests.
Local CANVAS and CANVAS3D execution.
Local VFIO/GPU passthrough.
Remote workers.
Orchestration/VM job scheduling and accounting.
Compute Fabric jobs.
Cross-host VM placement.
Worker evacuation or requeue.
Cross-host migration.
Arm64 or S390x VM execution support.
Worker-based High Availability (HA).
Remote peer enrollment.
Limited Kubernetes deployment.
VXLAN cross-host fabric.
Continuum worker connectivity.
Remote storage fabric/connectivity.
GPU Fabric, share GPU remotely for CUDA/NVML.
The STRATUM Enterprise Evaluation provides access to the complete multi-node platform for 60 days.
Deploy workers across Linux, Kubernetes, or Cloud infrastructure, evaluate distributed operations, test migration and enterprise integrations, and validate STRATUM against the requirements of a real production environment.