From 48e43d976c211bfe9045ca763388f915d6d7234e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Ward Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:04:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added application containers to the description of capabilities (supported as of 6.3). Signed-off-by: Justin Ward --- content/incus/introduction.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/incus/introduction.md b/content/incus/introduction.md index 5eb74c6b..95d52946 100644 --- a/content/incus/introduction.md +++ b/content/incus/introduction.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [TOC] # What is Incus? -Incus is a next generation system container and virtual machine manager. +Incus is a next-generation system container, application container, and virtual machine manager. It provides a user experience similar to that of a public cloud. With it, you can easily mix and match both containers and virtual machines, sharing the same underlying storage and network. @@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ To get a better idea of what Incus is and what it does, you can [try it online]( Then if you want to run it locally, take a look at our [getting started guide](/incus/docs/main/tutorial/first_steps/). ## Containers and virtual machines -Incus provides support for system containers and virtual machines. +Incus provides support for system containers, application containers, and virtual machines. When running a system container, Incus simulates a virtual version of a full operating system. To do this, it uses the functionality provided by the kernel running on the host system. +When running an application container, Incus runs isolated applications within the host's operating system using container images, similar to how Docker operates. + When running a virtual machine, Incus uses the hardware of the host system, but the kernel is provided by the virtual machine. Therefore, virtual machines can be used to run, for example, a different operating system. You can learn more about the differences between application containers, system containers and virtual machines in [our documentation](/incus/docs/main/explanation/containers_and_vms/).