Incus
This is an image-based platform that allows users to deploy and manage both containers and virtual machines through a unified interface. It supports images for a range of Linux distributions, providing flexibility. Incus leverages technologies like LXC for system containers and QEMU for virtual machines, giving users a “cloud-like” experience on their own hardware. This means businesses and developers can set up isolated environments to run applications, full operating systems, or specialized workloads, all managed through an intuitive command-line tool or REST API.
It has the ability to manage both system and application containers alongside virtual machines, with straightforward configuration and operational consistency. System containers with Incus provide lightweight virtualization by sharing the host kernel but offering a complete OS environment. Application containers are more akin to Docker, running isolated processes with minimal overhead. Virtual machines, on the other hand, are fully emulated environments capable of running different operating systems or highly customized Linux distributions. This breadth enables Incus to solve a variety of infrastructure challenges within a single framework