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You are describing the specific technical details about how Docker containers are implemented. The analogy to VMs comes from the observation that VMs virtualize
by osipov 7y ago
You are describing the specific technical details about how Docker containers are implemented. The analogy to VMs comes from the observation that VMs virtualize the hardware while containers virtualize the operating system.
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- Izkata 7y ago> The analogy to VMs comes from the observation that VMs virtualize the hardware while containers virtualize the operating system. Aaaand that off-the-cuff statement clears up the difference between them that I've been missing for months. Containers really do just look like a VM, if you don't know the implementation details and are just using them.