diff --git a/tools/install_cloudhypervisor.sh b/tools/install_cloudhypervisor.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Cloud Hypervisor Installation Script
+# Downloads and installs Cloud Hypervisor from GitHub releases
+# Compatible with Ubuntu/Debian systems
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Cloud Hypervisor configuration
+CH_VERSION="v46.0"
+CH_URL="https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor/releases/download/${CH_VERSION}/cloud-hypervisor-static"
+CH_BINARY="cloud-hypervisor"
+MIN_SIZE_MB=4
+
+log() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] WARNING: $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+    log "Running as root. Cloud Hypervisor will be installed system-wide."
+    INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
+else
+    log "Installing Cloud Hypervisor for current user"
+    INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+    # Create local bin directory if it doesn't exist
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Check if Cloud Hypervisor is already installed
+if command -v cloud-hypervisor &> /dev/null; then
+    CH_CURRENT_VERSION=$(cloud-hypervisor --version 2>/dev/null | head -n1 || echo "")
+    if [ -n "$CH_CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
+        warn "Cloud Hypervisor is already installed: $CH_CURRENT_VERSION"
+        read -p "Do you want to update/reinstall? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+        echo
+        if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+            log "Installation cancelled"
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Check for required dependencies
+log "Checking system dependencies..."
+MISSING_DEPS=()
+
+# Check for curl
+if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS+=("curl")
+fi
+
+# Install missing dependencies
+if [ ${#MISSING_DEPS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    log "Installing missing dependencies: ${MISSING_DEPS[*]}"
+    if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+        apt update
+        apt install -y "${MISSING_DEPS[@]}"
+    else
+        log "Please install the following packages and run this script again:"
+        log "sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y ${MISSING_DEPS[*]}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+log "Starting Cloud Hypervisor installation..."
+log "Version: $CH_VERSION"
+log "Install directory: $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+# Create temporary directory for download
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+TEMP_FILE="$TEMP_DIR/$CH_BINARY"
+
+# Cleanup function
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+log "Downloading Cloud Hypervisor from $CH_URL..."
+
+# Download with size verification
+if ! curl -L --fail --progress-bar -o "$TEMP_FILE" "$CH_URL"; then
+    error "Failed to download Cloud Hypervisor from $CH_URL"
+fi
+
+# Check file size
+FILE_SIZE=$(stat -c%s "$TEMP_FILE" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$TEMP_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+FILE_SIZE_MB=$((FILE_SIZE / 1024 / 1024))
+
+log "Downloaded file size: ${FILE_SIZE_MB}MB"
+
+if [ "$FILE_SIZE_MB" -lt "$MIN_SIZE_MB" ]; then
+    error "Downloaded file is too small (${FILE_SIZE_MB}MB). Expected at least ${MIN_SIZE_MB}MB. Download may be corrupted."
+fi
+
+log "✅ Download size verification passed (${FILE_SIZE_MB}MB >= ${MIN_SIZE_MB}MB)"
+
+# Make the binary executable
+chmod +x "$TEMP_FILE"
+
+# Test the binary before installation
+log "Testing downloaded binary..."
+if ! "$TEMP_FILE" --version &> /dev/null; then
+    error "Downloaded binary is not working correctly"
+fi
+
+log "✅ Binary test passed"
+
+# Install the binary
+log "Installing Cloud Hypervisor to $INSTALL_DIR..."
+if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+    cp "$TEMP_FILE" "$INSTALL_DIR/$CH_BINARY"
+else
+    cp "$TEMP_FILE" "$INSTALL_DIR/$CH_BINARY"
+    # Add to PATH if not already there
+    if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$INSTALL_DIR:"* ]]; then
+        warn "Adding $INSTALL_DIR to PATH in ~/.bashrc"
+        echo "export PATH=\"$INSTALL_DIR:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+        export PATH="$INSTALL_DIR:$PATH"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Verify installation
+log "Verifying Cloud Hypervisor installation..."
+
+# Set PATH for verification
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    export PATH="$INSTALL_DIR:$PATH"
+fi
+
+if command -v cloud-hypervisor &> /dev/null; then
+    CH_VERSION_OUTPUT=$(cloud-hypervisor --version 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if [ -n "$CH_VERSION_OUTPUT" ]; then
+        log "✅ Cloud Hypervisor installation successful!"
+        log "Version: $CH_VERSION_OUTPUT"
+        log "Location: $(which cloud-hypervisor)"
+        
+        # Test basic functionality
+        log "Testing basic functionality..."
+        if cloud-hypervisor --help &> /dev/null; then
+            log "✅ Basic functionality test passed"
+        else
+            warn "Basic functionality test failed, but binary is installed"
+        fi
+        
+        log "✅ Cloud Hypervisor installation completed successfully!"
+        log ""
+        log "Next steps:"
+        if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+            log "- Cloud Hypervisor is available system-wide"
+        else
+            log "- Run 'source ~/.bashrc' to update PATH in this session"
+            log "- Or restart your terminal"
+        fi
+        log "- Run 'cloud-hypervisor --help' to see available options"
+        log "- Check the documentation at: https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor"
+    else
+        error "Cloud Hypervisor was installed but version check failed"
+    fi
+else
+    error "Cloud Hypervisor installation failed. Binary not found in PATH."
+fi
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diff --git a/tools/ubuntu_vm_start.sh b/tools/ubuntu_vm_start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ubuntu VM Start Script with Cloud Hypervisor and Btrfs Thin Provisioning
+# Usage: ubuntu_vm_start.sh $name $mem $cores
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Configuration
+BASE_IMAGE_NAME="ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64"
+BASE_IMAGE_URL="https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/current/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
+FIRMWARE_URL="https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/rust-hypervisor-firmware/releases/download/0.5.0/hypervisor-fw"
+VM_BASE_DIR="/var/lib/vms"
+BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT="/var/lib/vms"
+BASE_SUBVOL="$BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT/base"
+VMS_SUBVOL="$BTRFS_MOUNT_POINT/vms"
+
+log() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] WARNING: $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] INFO: $1${NC}"
+}
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    error "This script must be run as root for btrfs operations"
+fi
+
+# Parse arguments
+if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
+    error "Usage: $0 <vm_name> <memory_mb> <cpu_cores>"
+fi
+
+VM_NAME="$1"
+MEMORY_MB="$2"
+CPU_CORES="$3"
+
+# Validate arguments
+if ! [[ "$MEMORY_MB" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    error "Memory must be a number (in MB)"
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$CPU_CORES" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    error "CPU cores must be a number"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$VM_NAME" =~ [^a-zA-Z0-9_-] ]]; then
+    error "VM name can only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores"
+fi
+
+log "Starting VM: $VM_NAME with ${MEMORY_MB}MB RAM and $CPU_CORES CPU cores"
+
+# Check if cloud-hypervisor is available
+if ! command -v cloud-hypervisor &> /dev/null; then
+    error "cloud-hypervisor not found. Please install it first."
+fi
+
+# Check if qemu-img is available (for image conversion)
+if ! command -v qemu-img &> /dev/null; then
+    warn "qemu-img not found. Installing qemu-utils..."
+    apt update && apt install -y qemu-utils
+fi
+
+# Create base directory structure
+mkdir -p "$VM_BASE_DIR"
+
+# Check if the base directory is on btrfs
+if ! btrfs filesystem show "$VM_BASE_DIR" &>/dev/null; then
+    error "Base directory $VM_BASE_DIR is not on a btrfs filesystem. Please create a btrfs filesystem first."
+fi
+
+# Create base and vms subvolumes if they don't exist
+if [ ! -d "$BASE_SUBVOL" ]; then
+    log "Creating base subvolume at $BASE_SUBVOL"
+    btrfs subvolume create "$BASE_SUBVOL"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$VMS_SUBVOL" ]; then
+    log "Creating VMs subvolume at $VMS_SUBVOL"
+    btrfs subvolume create "$VMS_SUBVOL"
+fi
+
+# Define paths
+BASE_IMAGE_PATH="$BASE_SUBVOL/${BASE_IMAGE_NAME}.raw"
+FIRMWARE_PATH="$BASE_SUBVOL/hypervisor-fw"
+VM_SUBVOL_PATH="$VMS_SUBVOL/$VM_NAME"
+VM_IMAGE_PATH="$VM_SUBVOL_PATH/${VM_NAME}.raw"
+CLOUD_INIT_PATH="$VM_SUBVOL_PATH/cloud-init.img"
+
+# Download and prepare base image if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f "$BASE_IMAGE_PATH" ]; then
+    log "Base image not found. Downloading Ubuntu cloud image..."
+    
+    # Download the qcow2 image
+    TEMP_QCOW2="/tmp/${BASE_IMAGE_NAME}.img"
+    if ! curl -L --fail --progress-bar -o "$TEMP_QCOW2" "$BASE_IMAGE_URL"; then
+        error "Failed to download Ubuntu cloud image from $BASE_IMAGE_URL"
+    fi
+    
+    log "Converting qcow2 image to raw format..."
+    qemu-img convert -p -f qcow2 -O raw "$TEMP_QCOW2" "$BASE_IMAGE_PATH"
+    
+    # Cleanup temporary file
+    rm -f "$TEMP_QCOW2"
+    
+    log "Base image created at $BASE_IMAGE_PATH"
+fi
+
+# Download firmware if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f "$FIRMWARE_PATH" ]; then
+    log "Downloading Cloud Hypervisor firmware..."
+    if ! curl -L --fail --progress-bar -o "$FIRMWARE_PATH" "$FIRMWARE_URL"; then
+        error "Failed to download firmware from $FIRMWARE_URL"
+    fi
+    chmod +x "$FIRMWARE_PATH"
+    log "Firmware downloaded to $FIRMWARE_PATH"
+fi
+
+# Create VM subvolume by cloning from base
+if [ -d "$VM_SUBVOL_PATH" ]; then
+    warn "VM subvolume $VM_NAME already exists. Removing it..."
+    btrfs subvolume delete "$VM_SUBVOL_PATH"
+fi
+
+log "Creating VM subvolume by cloning base subvolume..."
+btrfs subvolume snapshot "$BASE_SUBVOL" "$VM_SUBVOL_PATH"
+
+# Copy the base image to VM subvolume (this will be a CoW copy initially)
+log "Creating VM disk image (thin provisioned)..."
+cp --reflink=always "$BASE_IMAGE_PATH" "$VM_IMAGE_PATH"
+
+# Create cloud-init image for first boot
+log "Creating cloud-init configuration..."
+cat > "/tmp/user-data" << EOF
+#cloud-config
+users:
+  - name: ubuntu
+    sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
+    shell: /bin/bash
+    lock_passwd: false
+    passwd: \$6\$rounds=4096\$saltsalt\$L9.LKkHxeed8Kn9.Kk8nNWn8W.XhHPyjKJJXYqKoTFJJy7P8dMCFK
+    ssh_authorized_keys:
+      - ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABgQC... # Add your SSH public key here
+    groups: sudo
+    home: /home/ubuntu
+
+ssh_pwauth: true
+disable_root: false
+chpasswd:
+  expire: false
+
+# Enable SSH
+ssh_authorized_keys: []
+
+# Package updates and installs
+package_update: true
+package_upgrade: true
+packages:
+  - curl
+  - wget
+  - git
+  - htop
+  - vim
+
+# Final message
+final_message: "Cloud-init setup complete. VM is ready!"
+EOF
+
+# Create meta-data file
+cat > "/tmp/meta-data" << EOF
+instance-id: $VM_NAME
+local-hostname: $VM_NAME
+EOF
+
+# Create cloud-init ISO
+log "Creating cloud-init ISO..."
+if command -v genisoimage &> /dev/null; then
+    genisoimage -output "$CLOUD_INIT_PATH" -volid cidata -joliet -rock /tmp/user-data /tmp/meta-data
+elif command -v mkisofs &> /dev/null; then
+    mkisofs -o "$CLOUD_INIT_PATH" -V cidata -J -r /tmp/user-data /tmp/meta-data
+else
+    error "Neither genisoimage nor mkisofs found. Please install genisoimage or cdrtools."
+fi
+
+# Cleanup temporary files
+rm -f /tmp/user-data /tmp/meta-data
+
+log "Cloud-init ISO created at $CLOUD_INIT_PATH"
+
+# Resize the VM disk to give it more space (optional, expand to 20GB)
+log "Resizing VM disk to 20GB..."
+qemu-img resize "$VM_IMAGE_PATH" 20G
+
+# Create network configuration
+BRIDGE_NAME="br0"
+TAP_NAME="tap-$VM_NAME"
+
+# Check if bridge exists, create if not
+if ! ip link show "$BRIDGE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
+    log "Creating bridge interface $BRIDGE_NAME..."
+    ip link add name "$BRIDGE_NAME" type bridge
+    ip link set dev "$BRIDGE_NAME" up
+    # You may want to configure the bridge with an IP address
+    # ip addr add 192.168.100.1/24 dev "$BRIDGE_NAME"
+fi
+
+# Create TAP interface for the VM
+log "Creating TAP interface $TAP_NAME..."
+ip tuntap add dev "$TAP_NAME" mode tap
+ip link set dev "$TAP_NAME" up
+ip link set dev "$TAP_NAME" master "$BRIDGE_NAME"
+
+# Start the VM with Cloud Hypervisor
+log "Starting VM $VM_NAME..."
+VM_SOCKET="/tmp/cloud-hypervisor-$VM_NAME.sock"
+
+# Remove existing socket if it exists
+rm -f "$VM_SOCKET"
+
+# Start Cloud Hypervisor in background
+cloud-hypervisor \
+    --api-socket "$VM_SOCKET" \
+    --memory "size=${MEMORY_MB}M" \
+    --cpus "boot=$CPU_CORES" \
+    --kernel "$FIRMWARE_PATH" \
+    --disk "path=$VM_IMAGE_PATH" \
+    --disk "path=$CLOUD_INIT_PATH,readonly=on" \
+    --net "tap=$TAP_NAME,mac=52:54:00:$(printf '%02x:%02x:%02x' $((RANDOM%256)) $((RANDOM%256)) $((RANDOM%256)))" \
+    --serial tty \
+    --console off \
+    --log-level info &
+
+VM_PID=$!
+
+log "VM $VM_NAME started with PID $VM_PID"
+log "VM socket: $VM_SOCKET"
+log "TAP interface: $TAP_NAME"
+log "Bridge interface: $BRIDGE_NAME"
+
+# Save VM information for management
+VM_INFO_FILE="$VM_SUBVOL_PATH/vm-info.txt"
+cat > "$VM_INFO_FILE" << EOF
+VM_NAME=$VM_NAME
+VM_PID=$VM_PID
+VM_SOCKET=$VM_SOCKET
+TAP_NAME=$TAP_NAME
+BRIDGE_NAME=$BRIDGE_NAME
+MEMORY_MB=$MEMORY_MB
+CPU_CORES=$CPU_CORES
+VM_IMAGE_PATH=$VM_IMAGE_PATH
+CLOUD_INIT_PATH=$CLOUD_INIT_PATH
+STARTED=$(date)
+EOF
+
+log "VM information saved to $VM_INFO_FILE"
+
+# Function to cleanup on exit
+cleanup() {
+    log "Cleaning up VM $VM_NAME..."
+    if kill -0 "$VM_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+        kill "$VM_PID"
+        wait "$VM_PID" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+    ip link delete "$TAP_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -f "$VM_SOCKET"
+}
+
+# Set trap for cleanup on script exit
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+log "VM $VM_NAME is running. Press Ctrl+C to stop."
+log "To connect via SSH (once VM is booted): ssh ubuntu@<vm-ip>"
+log "Default password: ubuntu (change after first login)"
+
+# Wait for the VM process
+wait "$VM_PID"
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