lxc

As a followup to the article about running Jessie LXCs without CAP_SYS_ADMIN, this article describes how to run Jessie LXCs under Wheezy.

Containers can be an alternative to virtualization in some cases. They require less resources (because the host's resources are reused) and are typically faster than virtual machines. Also, some things cannot be done as easily with virtualization. However, they do not provide the same security guarantees.