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Containerization

The process of packaging an application together with its libraries, dependencies, and configuration files into a single container image.

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Overview

Containerization allows applications to run consistently across different computing environments. Unlike traditional virtualization, containers share the host OS kernel, making them much more lightweight and efficient.

Key Technologies

  • Docker: The most popular containerization platform.
  • Podman: A daemonless container engine.
  • LXC: Linux Containers.

Benefits

  • Portability: 'Build once, run anywhere.'
  • Isolation: Applications run in their own isolated environments.
  • Efficiency: Faster startup times and lower resource overhead compared to VMs.