Linux Containers
linuxcontainers.orgThe umbrella project behind Incus, LXC, LXCFS, Distrobuilder and more.
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About
Linux Containers is an umbrella open-source project providing a distro and vendor-neutral environment for developing Linux container and virtualization technologies. Its active projects include Incus (a container and VM manager), LXC (a low-level container runtime), LXCFS (a userspace filesystem for containers), IncusOS (an immutable OS for running Incus), and distrobuilder (an image building tool). The goal is to enable full Linux system containers and virtual machines with minimal overhead.
Problem
Running full Linux system environments efficiently without the overhead of traditional virtual machines or the limitations of application containers
For
Linux system administrators, developers, and datacenter operators working with containers and virtual machines
How it works
The project provides a suite of tools including LXC for low-level container runtimes, Incus for managing containers and VMs via QEMU and LXC, LXCFS for filesystem compatibility, and distrobuilder for building container images using declarative YAML definitions
Business model
open-source
Status
launched