Containerization with LXC

Key Features
Get the most practical and up-to-date resource on LXC, and take full advantage of what Linux containers can offer in the day-to-day operations of large-scale applications
Learn how to deploy and administer various workloads such as web applications and databases inside LXC
Save your organization time and money by building robust and secure containers and by speeding the deployment process of your software
Book Description
In recent years, containers have gained wide adoption by businesses running a variety of application loads. This all became possible largely due to the advent of kernel namespaces and better resource management with control groups (cgroups). Linux containers are a direct implementation of those kernel features that provide operating system level virtualization without the overhead of a hypervisor layer.

This book is a perfect step-by-step guide that starts by introducing the foundational concepts behind the implementation of LXC, then moves into the practical aspects of installing and configuring LXC containers. Moving on, you will explore container networking, security, and backups. You will also learn how to deploy LXC with various technologies such as Open Stack and Vagrant. By the end of the book, you will have a solid grasp of how LXC is implemented and how to run production applications in a highly available and scalable way.

What you will learn
Deep dive into the foundations of Linux containers with kernel namespaces and cgroups
Install, configure, and administer Linux containers with LXC and libvirt
Begin writing applications using Python libvirt bindings
Take an in-depth look at container networking
Set up monitoring and security with LXC
Build and deploy a highly available application with LXC in the cloud