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Description
LibCT is a containers management library which provides convenient API for frontend programs to rule a container during its whole lifetime.
Source code
Releases
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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
- LibCT packages in various Linux distributions.
- LibCT mailing list
- Initial integration of libct into libcontainer