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System container and virtual machine manager offering a unified experience for running and managing full Linux systems inside containers.
Pricing
Free
Founded
2014
Team size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
London, UK
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About LXC/LXD
LXD is an open-source system container and virtual-machine manager built on LXC, providing a single CLI and API to run and orchestrate Linux containers and VMs at scale. It targets developers and infrastructure teams who want lightweight, image-based compute with clustering, snapshots, and live migration. The software is free; Canonical sells separate support subscriptions.
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