Containerization with LXC
Containerization with LXC
Overview of this book
In recent years, containers have gained wide adoption by businesses running a variety of application loads. This became possible largely due to the advent of kernel namespaces and better resource management with control groups (cgroups). Linux containers (LXC) are a direct implementation of those kernel features that provide operating system level virtualization without the overhead of a hypervisor layer.
This book starts by introducing the foundational concepts behind the implementation of LXC, then moves into the practical aspects of installing and configuring LXC containers. Moving on, you will explore container networking, security, and backups. You will also learn how to deploy LXC with technologies like Open Stack and Vagrant. By the end of the book, you will have a solid grasp of how LXC is implemented and how to run production applications in a highly available and scalable way.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Containerization with LXC
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Dedication
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Linux Containers
Installing and Running LXC on Linux Systems
Command-Line Operations Using Native and Libvirt Tools
LXC Code Integration with Python
Networking in LXC with the Linux Bridge and Open vSwitch
Clustering and Horizontal Scaling with LXC
Monitoring and Backups in a Containerized World
Using LXC with OpenStack
LXC Alternatives to Docker and OpenVZ
Customer Reviews