A container is an operating-system-level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems. Here’s our recommended open source software.
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Tag: virtualization
containerd – industry-standard container runtime
containerd is an industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability.
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Synology Container Manager for Beginners
Synology Container Manager is a lightweight virtualization application which lets you run thousands of containers.
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Docker – software to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers
Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers.
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LXC – userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features
LXC containers are often considered as something in the middle between a chroot and a full fledged virtual machine.
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Apptainer – open source container platform
Apptainer is a container platform optimized for compute focused enterprise and HPC workloads.
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Kata Containers – secure container runtime with lightweight virtual machines
Kata Containers runtime uses a hypervisor to provide isolation when spawning containers. It creates lightweight virtual machines.
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OpenVZ – container-based virtualization
OpenVZ is an open source operating system-level virtualization technology based on the Linux kernel and operating system.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Type 1 Hypervisors
This article identifies the finest open source Type 1 hypervisors that are available to download.
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Distrobox – use Linux distributions in your terminal
Distrobox is software which creates and manages container-based development environments without root privileges.
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