# Execution In order to execute Stardust on the Xen you will need to use the **xl** command tool provided by the hypervisor on Dom0 as shown in the following command, where **stardust.conf** is a configuration file that specified metadata such as the location of the virtual machine image, the virtual hardware requirements that need to be accommodated. Optionally, it may also be used to specify a disk image that can be accessed by Stardust at run-time. ``` $ xl create -c stardust.conf ``` In order to stop the execution of Stardust you can use the following command: ``` $ xl destroy stardust ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://stardustos.gitbook.io/stardust/getting-started/execution.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.