====== KVM as Localohost and NAT Only ======
The target of this HowTo is to create a KVM host enviroment on a hardware using workstation operating system. The default network created after this procedure uses NAT (Network Address Translation). VMs get private IP addresses from the 192.168.122.0/24 subnet and can reach the internet through the host, but are not directly reachable from the network.

===== Virtualization Pre-Checks =====
Detect virtualization flags from CPU
<code>
lscpu | grep Virtualization
</code>

===== Install KVM and Corresponding Tools =====
<code>
apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients -y
</code>

===== Check KVM Installation =====
<code>
lsmod | grep kvm
</code>

===== Add Current User to KVM Admins =====
<code>
usermod -aG libvirt $USER
</code>

====== Virtual Machine Adminsitration Portal ======
To create/remove/modify virtual machines, Cockpit is recommended.

===== View Default NAT Config (if required) =====
<code>
virsh net-dumpxml default
</code>

===== Install Cockpit and Corresponding VM Tools =====
<code>
apt-get install cockpit cockpit-machines -y
</code>

===== Access Administration Portal =====
Start virtually working: [[https://localhost:9090 |COCKPIT]]