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Containers are virtualization without the machine part.

• monocasa 3y ago
  When running Linux containers on Mac, the containers run within a full virtual machine.
  • hiatus 3y ago
    Docker Desktop on Linux works this way, too.
• sleepybrett 3y ago
  While the machine part may not matter, the OS certainly does. Linux containers depend on the Linux kernel which is external to the container.
• packetlost 3y ago
  No, they are not. Containers are namespaced process groups (CGroups) with a sandboxed filesystem and (optionally) sandboxed network layer via bridge interfaces and virtual devices.
  • 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
    What is virtualization to you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_(software) > Docker is a set of platform as a service products that use OS-level virtualization https://www.netapp.com/devops-solutions/what-are-containers https://www.netapp.com/devops-solutions/what-are-containers > Containers are a form of operating system virtualization.