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== Description ==
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LibCT is a containers management library which provides convenient API for frontend programs to rule a container during its whole lifetime.
 
LibCT is a containers management library which provides convenient API for frontend programs to rule a container during its whole lifetime.
  
== Source code ==
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[https://github.com/xemul/libct https://github.com/xemul/libct]
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The source code is [https://github.com/xemul/libct on GitHub].
  
== Requirements ==
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* '''DONE''' C/C++ bindings (for Parallels SDK)
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To participate in LibCT development please subscribe to the mailing list:
* '''DONE''' Python bindings (for OpenStack)
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[https://lists.openvz.org/mailman/listinfo/libct List info] | [https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/libct List archives] |  [mailto:libct-join@openvz.org Subscribe] | [mailto:libct-leave@openvz.org Unsubscribe]
** Might make sence to write Python code that just goes via RPC
 
* '''DONE''' Fine grained support for namespaces and cgroups
 
* +/- Extendable support for different private FS
 
* +/- Extendable support for different NICs
 
* '''DONE''' Support for external bind mounts
 
* '''DONE''' Ability to enter a CT
 
* +/- Ability to configure running CT
 
* - Integration with CRIU for checkpointing
 
* - Integration with CRIU for migration
 
* - Ability to operate on remote host
 
* - Ability to be used by non-root App
 
* - Ability to resurrect after sudden App crash
 
* - Ability to work on OpenVZ kernel (backend)
 
* - Ability to run libct supporting tools on older (OpenVZ) kernels (depends on above)
 
* +/- Integration with Docker libcontainer to give any container system implementing the ability to deploy docker packages
 
* - Backend for Solaris Zones and probably Virtuozzo Windows Containers
 
  
== See also ==
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== Releases == <!--T:6-->
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TBD
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== Development status == <!--T:8-->
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|-
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! Status
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! Feature
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|-
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| DONE || C/C++ bindings (for Parallels SDK)
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|-
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| DONE || Python bindings (for OpenStack)
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|-
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| DONE || Fine grained support for namespaces and cgroups
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|-
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| +/- || Extendable support for different private FS
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|-
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| +/- || Extendable support for different NICs
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|-
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| DONE || Support for external bind mounts
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|-
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| DONE || Ability to enter a CT
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|-
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| +/- || Ability to configure running CT
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|-
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| - || Integration with CRIU for checkpointing
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|-
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| - || Integration with CRIU for migration
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|-
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| - || Ability to operate on remote host
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|-
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| - || Ability to be used by non-root App
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|-
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| - || Ability to resurrect after sudden App crash
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|-
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| - || Ability to work on OpenVZ kernel (backend)
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|-
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| - || Ability to run libct supporting tools on older (OpenVZ) kernels (depends on above)
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|-
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| +/- || Integration with Docker libcontainer to give any container system implementing the ability to deploy docker packages
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|-
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| - || Backend for Solaris Zones and probably Virtuozzo Windows Containers
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|-
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|}
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== See also == <!--T:10-->
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* [https://github.com/docker/libcontainer/pull/434 Initial integration of libct into libcontainer]
 
* [https://github.com/docker/libcontainer/pull/434 Initial integration of libct into libcontainer]
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* LibCT was [http://lccocc2015.sched.org/event/58831beca1e6efd638ce3b2a57779ef6 announced] at Linux Plumbers 2015. [http://www.slideshare.net/openvz/libct-one-lib-to-rule-them-all-andrey-vagin Slides] are available.
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* [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/login_1410_02-bottomley.pdf First mention of LibCT in press]
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* LibCT [[packages]] in various Linux distributions.
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 25 December 2015

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Description[edit]

LibCT is a containers management library which provides convenient API for frontend programs to rule a container during its whole lifetime.

Project resources[edit]

The source code is on GitHub.

To participate in LibCT development please subscribe to the mailing list: List info | List archives | Subscribe | Unsubscribe


Releases[edit]

TBD

Development status[edit]

Status Feature
DONE C/C++ bindings (for Parallels SDK)
DONE Python bindings (for OpenStack)
DONE Fine grained support for namespaces and cgroups
+/- Extendable support for different private FS
+/- Extendable support for different NICs
DONE Support for external bind mounts
DONE Ability to enter a CT
+/- Ability to configure running CT
- Integration with CRIU for checkpointing
- Integration with CRIU for migration
- Ability to operate on remote host
- Ability to be used by non-root App
- Ability to resurrect after sudden App crash
- Ability to work on OpenVZ kernel (backend)
- Ability to run libct supporting tools on older (OpenVZ) kernels (depends on above)
+/- Integration with Docker libcontainer to give any container system implementing the ability to deploy docker packages
- Backend for Solaris Zones and probably Virtuozzo Windows Containers


See also[edit]

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