Getting StartedLast updated: Jan 2025

Overview

VernisOS is a bare-metal microkernel operating system with an in-kernel Rust AI engine. It supports x86 and x86_64 architectures from a single boot image.

Key Features

→3-stage bootloader with CPUID detection

→Microkernel with IPC message queues

→In-kernel Rust AI engine (anomaly detection, auto-tuning)

→VernisFS custom filesystem

→Capability-based sandbox

→SHA-256 authentication and audit logging

Quick Start

Get VernisOS running in under 5 minutes:

bash

# Prerequisites
make prerequisites

# Build the OS
make

# Run in QEMU (x64)
make run64

System Requirements

Build Toolchain

NASM, GCC, Rust, Make

Runtime

QEMU or physical x86/x64 hardware

Disk Image

~4MB single binary

RAM

Minimum 4MB

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