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Docker vs LXC Linux Containers

A side-by-side look at Docker and LXC Linux Containers. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Docker

Docker

Development

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. It allows developers to package applications into containers—standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment.

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LXC Linux Containers

LXC Linux Containers

Os & Utilities

LXC Linux Containers (LXC) provides lightweight, operating system-level virtualization on Linux. It allows running multiple isolated Linux systems on a single host with minimal resource overhead.

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