Ploop

Ploop is a disk loopback block device, not unlike loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc. The main idea is to put container filesystem in a file.

• Why ploop is good for you
• Getting started with ploop
• Ct in a file.pdf (info) Container in a file presentation
• README Low-level commands for advanced users only

Ploop userspace (library and tools):

• Download/ploop
• ploop userspace git repo

Blog entries:

• Introducing container in a file aka ploop
• Effective live migration with ploop write tracker