XCP-ng Center
XCP-ng Center is a free, open-source Windows management tool for XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer environments.
What XCP-ng Center is
XCP-ng Center is a free, open-source Windows management tool for XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer environments. It provides a self-hosted interface for managing and monitoring hosts and resource pools, while also deploying, monitoring, managing, and migrating virtual machines. The project describes compatibility with both supported hypervisors. The application is written mostly in C#, and its source code uses the BSD 2-Clause license. It is community-maintained and hosted by the XCP-ng project, whose documentation lists it as a deprecated, unsupported Windows client. Xen Orchestra is identified as the official graphical client. The v25.04 release includes an MSI installer, and portable operation can keep settings and logs in a data folder beside the executable. Builds 25054 and later changed the settings system, so earlier configurations must be recreated. The project says it integrates Citrix security patches quickly and accepts security reports by email.
Good
- Free and open source
- Manages XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer
- Supports virtual machine migration
- Portable mode is available
- MSI installer included in v25.04
Watch out
- Deprecated and unsupported client
- Previous settings do not migrate after build 25054
- Community-maintained in free time
- Windows platform only
Who it suits
It suits Windows administrators managing XCP-ng or Citrix XenServer hosts, pools, and virtual machines. Users should be comfortable with its deprecated, unsupported status and community maintenance.
Verdict
XCP-ng Center covers host, pool, and virtual-machine management for XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer at no cost. Its deprecated support status and settings reset requirement are important considerations before adoption.
The facts
Each one read from XCP-ng Center's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bug reports
- The repository asks users to submit bug reports to its issue tracker and provide the application log for diagnostics.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The project describes XCP-ng Center as compatible with XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Configuration change
- Build 25054 changed the settings system, so configurations from previous versions do not migrate and must be set up again.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- XCP-ng Center is written mostly in C#.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Installer
- The v25.04 release includes an MSI installer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The tool manages both XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer environments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The repository says XCP-ng Center is community-maintained and hosted by the XCP-ng project.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Management
- It can manage and monitor hosts and resource pools, and deploy, monitor, manage, and migrate virtual machines.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Official client
- The repository identifies Xen Orchestra as the official graphical client for XCP-ng.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portable mode
- The release page says the application can run portably with settings and logs stored beside the executable in a data folder.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Project security
- The XCP-ng project says it integrates Citrix security patches quickly and accepts security reports by email.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- XCP-ng Center is a Windows management tool for XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer hosts and resource pools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Settings limitation
- Builds 25054 and later do not migrate settings from previous installations, so users need to reconfigure them.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Status
- The XCP-ng documentation describes XCP-ng Center as deprecated and unsupported.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project says XCP-ng Center is maintained by community members in their free time; Xen Orchestra is the official graphical client.checked 4 Oct 2026
- VM management
- It can deploy, monitor, manage, and migrate virtual machines.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platform
- XCP-ng Center is described as a Windows-based management tool.checked 9 Oct 2026
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