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Show HN: A concept for a productivity OS using LXC for client isolation
- abdrehman 1y agoHi HN, I just published a blog post about an idea I've been developing to solve a workflow problem I face as a developer juggling multiple clients. The short version is that using full VMs for each client is resource-heavy and clunky (no notifications, hardware issues), but it provides great isolation. My post outlines a concept for a "productivity-focused" OS inspired by Qubes, but built on lightweight LXC system containers. The goal is to get the strong isolation benefits without the performance overhead, using a custom desktop environment to handle things like unified notifications and managed hardware access. I'd love to get this community's feedback. I'm particularly interested in your thoughts on these questions: 1. Does this problem resonate with other freelancers, consultants, or multi-project developers? 2. Is using LXC the right approach, or is there a better technology for this? 3. What's a must-have feature for you if a system like this existed? Thanks for taking a look!
- rjes 1y agoHi! Awesome thoughts! I think you should look at qubes-os, it would be nice to have their concept with LXC or maybe with docker/podman to more efficient image storage with shared layers and so on