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Miona Aleksic
18 January 2023

Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences

Article Cloud and server

Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences and benefits of each approach, as well as connections to cloud computing.

Miona Aleksic
18 January 2023

Miona Aleksic
16 December 2022

Launch your own MicroCloud with one command

Article Cloud and server

Deploy your own micro cloud with a single command in just a few minutes. Try out the new significantly simplified deployment process.

Miona Aleksic
16 December 2022

Miona Aleksic
29 November 2022

VMware to open source: what do you need to consider?

Article Cloud and server

Read on for some of the most important considerations when thinking about migrating from VMware to Ubuntu-based open-source infrastructure.

Miona Aleksic
29 November 2022

Miona Aleksic
12 September 2022

Using LXD to host your own ERP, cost-effectively

Article Cloud and server

Are you looking to host your own ERP cost-effectively, or perhaps evaluating solutions to host other types of applications for your small business? Learn how you can do that with LXD.

Miona Aleksic
12 September 2022

Miona Aleksic
24 August 2022

Open source for beginners: setting up your dev environment with LXD

Article Cloud and server

Are you looking for a way to practice your Linux commands without jeopardizing your underlying system? Want to practice running complex infrastructure use cases? Want to understand how the application you develop on your laptop would behave on a cloud instance? Try LXD.

Miona Aleksic
24 August 2022

Miona Aleksic
9 June 2022

LXD virtual machines: an overview

Article Cloud and server

In this blog, we’ll explore some of the main VM features that help you run your infrastructure on LXD.

Miona Aleksic
9 June 2022

Miona Aleksic
12 May 2022

Setting up a secure shared development environment with LXD

Article Cloud and server

LXD multi-user feature allows for secure development in shared development environments. Learn more about the feature in this blog.

Miona Aleksic
12 May 2022

Miona Aleksic
26 April 2022

LXD 5.0 LTS is now available

Article Cloud and server

The stable release of LXD, the system container and VM manager, is now available. LXD 5.0 is the fourth LTS release for LXD, and will be supported for 5 years, until June 2027.

Miona Aleksic
26 April 2022

Miona Aleksic
31 March 2022

LXD vs Docker

Article Cloud and server

When talking about containers, a common confusion for potential users of LXD is that LXD is an alternative to Docker or Kubernetes. However, LXD and Docker are not competing container technologies, and they tend to serve completely different purposes. In this blog, we’ll briefly discuss the differences and the suitable...

Miona Aleksic
31 March 2022

Miona Aleksic
15 March 2022

What are Linux containers?

Article Cloud and server

This blog explains what are Linux containers, how they differ from application containers, and when should you use them.

Miona Aleksic
15 March 2022

Bill Wear
19 August 2021

About MAAS 3.0 and LXD

MAAS Cloud and server

With the release of MAAS 3.0, we moved LXD virtual machines out of Beta. Several articles in the MAAS documentation address LXD. Since no document ties all these features together, though, it’s time for a topical blog about LXD. About LXD LXD, pronounced “lex-DEE,” is a container manager, as well as a virtual machine manager.

Bill Wear
19 August 2021

Rhys Davies
16 March 2021

Running an open source multi-cloud with Ubuntu, LXD, and Mist

Article Cloud and server

This is a guest post authored by Chris Psaltis. We are reproducing it here with Chris’ permission. Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Mist.io and uses Ubuntu and LXD on his platform on a regular basis. Thanks, Chris! One of the advantages that Ubuntu brings to the cloud equation is improving an organization’s ability

Rhys Davies
16 March 2021

Canonical
22 October 2020

Ubuntu 20.10 on Raspberry Pi delivers the full Linux desktop and micro clouds

Article Cloud and server

22nd October 2020: Canonical today released Ubuntu 20.10 with optimised Raspberry Pi images for desktop in support of learners, inventors, educators and entrepreneurs, bringing the world’s most open platform to the world’s most accessible hardware. “In this release, we celebrate the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s commitment...

Canonical
22 October 2020

Rhys Davies
9 October 2020

Homelab clusters: LXD micro cloud on Raspberry Pi

Article Internet of Things

Set up and run your own homelab with the LXD Ubuntu Appliance. Spin up and manage virtual machines (VMs) and containers, run and test workloads across platforms and architectures, and rest assured of security and updates with Ubuntu Core. Follow the tutorial to get started or read on to learn why you might care. Why

Rhys Davies
9 October 2020

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