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What is LXC?

LXC (Linux Containers) is an operating-system-level virtualization environment for running multiple isolated Linux systems (containers) on a single control host. It provides a lightweight alternative to full virtualization, using the Linux kernel's cgroups and namespace features to isolate processes and resources. LXC is commonly used for creating and managing containers for application deployment, testing, and development environments, offering better performance and resource utilization compared to virtual machines.

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What other technologies are related to LXC?

LXC Competitor Technologies

Rocket

Rocket (now containerd) was designed as an alternative container runtime to Docker, focusing on different aspects of container security and composability.

mentioned alongside LXC in 24% (117) of relevant job posts

KVM

KVM is a full virtualization solution; LXC is container-based virtualization. KVM provides a complete virtual machine with its own kernel, whereas LXC shares the host kernel.

mentioned alongside LXC in 3% (674) of relevant job posts

Xen

Xen is a hypervisor providing full virtualization; LXC provides OS-level virtualization through containers, sharing the host OS kernel.

mentioned alongside LXC in 3% (219) of relevant job posts

Podman

Podman is a container engine which can be a competitor to Docker or LXC in certain use cases, particularly where a daemonless container runtime is desired. While it can manage OCI containers like Docker, it also offers functionalities that overlap with LXC in system container use cases.

mentioned alongside LXC in 2% (241) of relevant job posts

Docker

Docker is a containerization platform using its own container format. While both LXC and Docker achieve containerization, Docker is generally more focused on application containers, while LXC can be used for system containers.

mentioned alongside LXC in 0% (2k) of relevant job posts

QEMU

QEMU is a generic machine emulator and virtualizer, often used in conjunction with KVM for full virtualization, placing it as a competitor to LXC's container-based virtualization.

mentioned alongside LXC in 2% (112) of relevant job posts

containerd

containerd is a container runtime that can be used as a base for other container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes. It is an alternative to the low-level functionality provided by LXC.

mentioned alongside LXC in 3% (60) of relevant job posts

Docker Swarm

Docker Swarm is a container orchestration tool from Docker. LXC focuses on the containerization aspect, whereas Docker Swarm focuses on orchestration.

mentioned alongside LXC in 1% (109) of relevant job posts

LXC Complementary Technologies

LXD

LXD builds upon LXC, providing a higher-level API and management tools for container management. It's designed to make LXC easier to use.

mentioned alongside LXC in 24% (265) of relevant job posts

Proxmox

Proxmox VE uses LXC as one of its containerization technologies along with KVM, allowing users to create and manage LXC containers through a web interface.

mentioned alongside LXC in 3% (193) of relevant job posts

Ansible

Ansible can be used to automate the deployment and configuration of LXC containers, making it a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside LXC in 0% (1.1k) of relevant job posts