7 ms·
So it's less of an operating system and more of a single app that runs on metal?
by hypertele-Xii 5y ago
So it's less of an operating system and more of a single app that runs on metal?
- packetlost 5y agoYes. Think of it like depending on a small kernel directly in your build step. So your application gets compiled with everything (including OS interface) that it needs and nothing more. The result is a bootable image that is only capable of running your app. I think the value isn't in the containerization vs unikernel comparison. If you're using containerization you've accepted certain security risks. Where unikernels have a lot of potential IMO is in high security environments where the security risks of containerization are not acceptable.
- chakkepolja 5y agoAnother way to describe it is OS-functionality-as-library.