What is OxeBox?
OxeBox is an open-source virtualization platform that allows users to run multiple operating systems and applications isolated in containers on a single physical machine. It provides a lightweight and performant alternative to traditional virtual machines.
Some key features of OxeBox include:
- Container-based virtualization - Applications are packaged within containers that share the host system's OS kernel but run isolated from each other.
- Resource efficiency - Containers allow higher server density and have almost no performance overhead compared to native installation.
- Portability - OxeBox images can run on any OxeBox host, providing consistency across environments.
- Easy deployment - Containers can be spun up in seconds, without the need for a full OS reboot.
- Open source - OxeBox is open-source, allowing community contribution and customization.
With its flexibility and lightweight nature, OxeBox has become popular for deploying microservices, Web/API services, databases, CI/CD pipelines, and other scalable applications. It competes against solutions like Docker and LXC as a next-generation virtualization and container platform.