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Container

Simply put, HyperContainer is a virtualized container technology that allows you to run Docker images on hypervisor (KVM, Xen, etc.):

HyperContainer = Hypervisor + Docker Image

By combining the best from both virtualization and container world, HyperContainer is able to bring the hardware-enforced isolation as VM, and the speed of container.

. VM Container HyperContainer
ISOLATION Strong Weak Strong
PORTABLE No Yes Yes
BOOT Slow (seconds) Fast (sub-seconds) Fast (sub-seconds)
IMMUTABLE No Yes Yes
IMAGE SIZE Big GBs Small MBs Small MBs
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ROI - No Great
TOOLCHAIN MATURITY Great Brand new Great

Container Resource Limits

  • Max open files: 1000000:1000000
  • Max processes: 30604:30604
  • Max pending signals: 30604:30604

NOTE: These values can be overwritten by setting rlimit in the container.