What’s the difference between LXC and Xen?

Good question! Here’s the main difference between LXC and Xen: LXC (Linux Containers) uses operating system-level virtualization. It shares the same Linux kernel between all containers. Containers are isolated from each other, but they’re all running on the same...

How long has LXC been around?

LXC has been around since about 2008! 🚀 It was developed as part of the Linux kernel’s growing support for cgroups (control groups) and namespaces, which allow process isolation — two key ingredients for containers. So timeline-wise: 2006–2008: Linux kernel gets...