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Description

LXD represents a cutting-edge system container manager that provides an experience akin to virtual machines but operates using Linux containers. It features an image-based architecture with a variety of pre-configured images for numerous Linux distributions and is centered around a robust yet straightforward REST API. To better understand LXD and its functionalities, you can explore it online, and if you're interested in deploying it locally, be sure to check out the getting started guide. Established and currently directed by Canonical Ltd, the LXD project benefits from contributions by various organizations and individual developers alike. At its core, LXD consists of a privileged daemon that delivers a REST API via a local UNIX socket and can also be accessed over the network if this option is enabled. Clients, including the command line tool that comes with LXD, interact exclusively through this REST API, ensuring a consistent experience whether you are accessing your local host or a remote server. This design allows for streamlined management and deployment of containers, making LXD a powerful tool in modern software development and deployment.

Description

The Open Container Initiative (OCI) serves as an open governance framework aimed at developing industry-wide standards for container formats and runtimes. Launched on June 22, 2015, by Docker alongside other prominent figures in the container sector, the OCI encompasses two main specifications: the runtime specification (runtime-spec) and the image specification (image-spec). The runtime specification delineates the process for executing a "filesystem bundle" that has been extracted onto a disk. In practice, an OCI implementation would download an OCI Image, subsequently unpacking it into a corresponding OCI Runtime filesystem bundle. Following this, the OCI Runtime is responsible for executing the OCI Runtime Bundle. Additionally, the OCI operates as a lightweight governance project under the Linux Foundation, promoting transparency and collaboration within the container ecosystem. Its establishment marked a significant step forward towards unifying diverse container technologies and ensuring interoperability across platforms.

API Access

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API Access

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Integrations

Alibaba CloudAP No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
D2iQ No 
Dell EMC Avamar No 
Docker No 
Facebook No 
Fedora CoreOS No 
Google Cloud Platform No 
Huawei APM No 
IBM Cloud No 
Joyent Triton No 
Microsoft 365 No 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure No 
Replicated No 
Sysdig Secure No 
VMware Cloud No 

Integrations

Alibaba CloudAP Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
D2iQ Yes 
Dell EMC Avamar Yes 
Docker Yes 
Facebook Yes 
Fedora CoreOS Yes 
Google Cloud Platform Yes 
Huawei APM Yes 
IBM Cloud Yes 
Joyent Triton Yes 
Microsoft 365 Yes 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Yes 
Replicated Yes 
Sysdig Secure Yes 
VMware Cloud Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Canonical

Website

linuxcontainers.org/lxd/introduction/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Open Container Initiative (OCI)

Website

opencontainers.org

Product Features

Container Management

Access Control No 
Application Development No 
Automatic Scaling No 
Build Automation No 
Container Health Management No 
Container Storage No 
Deployment Automation No 
File Isolation No 
Hybrid Deployments No 
Network Isolation No 
Orchestration No 
Shared File Systems No 
Version Control No 
Virtualization No 

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