diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bc9d430..2ce7c94 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from golang:1.22.2-bookworm as build
+from golang:1.24.3-bookworm as build
 
 run apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ entrypoint ["/bin/dkl-local-server"]
 env _uncache=1
 run apt-get update \
  && yes |apt-get install -y genisoimage gdisk dosfstools util-linux udev binutils systemd \
- grub2 grub-pc-bin grub-efi-amd64-bin ca-certificates curl openssh-client \
+ grub2 grub-pc-bin grub-efi-amd64-bin ca-certificates curl openssh-client qemu-utils \
  && apt-get clean
 
 copy --from=build /src/dist/ /bin/
diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/boot-img.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/boot-img.go
index c0889c1..efc86a5 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/boot-img.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/boot-img.go
@@ -56,6 +56,55 @@ func buildBootImgGZ(out io.Writer, ctx *renderContext) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func buildBootImgQemuConvert(out io.Writer, ctx *renderContext, format string) (err error) {
+	imgPath, err := func() (imgPath string, err error) {
+		bootImg, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), "boot.img-")
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		defer rmTempFile(bootImg)
+
+		err = setupBootImage(bootImg, ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		err = bootImg.Sync()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		imgPath = bootImg.Name() + "." + format
+
+		err = run("qemu-img", "convert", "-f", "raw", "-O", format, bootImg.Name(), imgPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		return
+	}()
+
+	defer os.Remove(imgPath)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// send the result
+	img, err := os.Open(imgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	io.Copy(out, img)
+	return
+}
+func buildBootQcow2(out io.Writer, ctx *renderContext) (err error) {
+	return buildBootImgQemuConvert(out, ctx, "qcow2")
+}
+func buildBootVmdk(out io.Writer, ctx *renderContext) (err error) {
+	return buildBootImgQemuConvert(out, ctx, "vmdk")
+}
+
 var grubSupportVersion = flag.String("grub-support", "1.1.0", "GRUB support version")
 
 func setupBootImage(bootImg *os.File, ctx *renderContext) (err error) {
diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-host.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-host.go
index 0187bd9..fe4f6ac 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-host.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/ws-host.go
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ func (ws wsHost) register(rws *restful.WebService, alterRB func(*restful.RouteBu
 			Produces(mime.DISK + "+lz4").
 			Doc("Get the " + ws.hostDoc + "'s boot disk image (lz4 compressed)"),
 
+		b("boot.qcow2").
+			Produces(mime.DISK + "+qcow2").
+			Doc("Get the " + ws.hostDoc + "'s boot disk image (qcow2)"),
+		b("boot.vmdk").
+			Produces(mime.DISK + "+vmdk").
+			Doc("Get the " + ws.hostDoc + "'s boot disk image (VMDK)"),
+
 		// metal/local HDD upgrades
 		b("boot.tar").
 			Produces(mime.TAR).
@@ -186,6 +193,10 @@ func renderHost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, what string, host *local
 		err = renderCtx(w, r, ctx, what, buildBootImgGZ)
 	case "boot.img.lz4":
 		err = renderCtx(w, r, ctx, what, buildBootImgLZ4)
+	case "boot.qcow2":
+		err = renderCtx(w, r, ctx, what, buildBootQcow2)
+	case "boot.vmdk":
+		err = renderCtx(w, r, ctx, what, buildBootVmdk)
 
 	default:
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
diff --git a/html/ui/js/Downloads.js b/html/ui/js/Downloads.js
index 1a71f1b..2e02c44 100644
--- a/html/ui/js/Downloads.js
+++ b/html/ui/js/Downloads.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export default {
                     "boot-efi.tar",
                     "boot.img.gz",
                     "boot.img",
+                    "boot.qcow2",
+                    "boot.vmdk",
                     "ipxe",
                 ],
             }[this.kind]
diff --git a/modd.conf b/modd.conf
index 426c157..a3a8526 100644
--- a/modd.conf
+++ b/modd.conf
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ html/**/* {
   prep: hack/build ./cmd/dkl-local-server
 }
 
-dist/dkl-local-server {
-  prep: mkdir -p tmp
-  daemon +sigterm: dist/dkl-local-server -data tmp -auto-unlock test
-}
+#dist/dkl-local-server {
+#  prep: mkdir -p tmp
+#  daemon +sigterm: dist/dkl-local-server -data tmp -auto-unlock test
+#}
 
 dist/dkl-dir2config {
-  prep: dist/dkl-dir2config --debug --in test-dir2config
+#  prep: dist/dkl-dir2config --debug --in test-dir2config
 }
 
-**/*.proto !dist/**/* {
-  prep: for mod in @mods; do protoc -I ./ --go_out=plugins=grpc,paths=source_relative:. $mod; done
-}
+#**/*.proto !dist/**/* {
+#  prep: for mod in @mods; do protoc -I ./ --go_out=plugins=grpc,paths=source_relative:. $mod; done
+#}