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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. | ||
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| + | The source code is [https://github.com/xemul/libct on GitHub]. | ||
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| + | To participate in LibCT development please subscribe to the mailing list: | ||
| + | [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] | ||
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== Releases == | == Releases == | ||
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== Development status == | == Development status == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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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] | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/login_1410_02-bottomley.pdf First mention of LibCT in press] | * [https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/login_1410_02-bottomley.pdf First mention of LibCT in press] | ||
| + | * LibCT [[packages]] in various Linux distributions. | ||
[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Sub-projects]] | + | [[Category:Sub-projects]] |
Revision as of 08:20, 30 September 2015
Description
LibCT is a containers management library which provides convenient API for frontend programs to rule a container during its whole lifetime.
Project resources
The source code is on GitHub.
To participate in LibCT development please subscribe to the mailing list: List info | List archives | Subscribe | Unsubscribe
Releases
TBD
Development status
| 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
- Initial integration of libct into libcontainer
- LibCT was announced at Linux Plumbers 2015. Slides are available.
- First mention of LibCT in press
- LibCT packages in various Linux distributions.
