Cgroups, Namespaces, and Beyond - What Are Containers Made From?

Explore the inner workings of Linux containers in this 54-minute conference talk by Jérôme Petazzoni, Tinkerer Extraordinaire at Docker. Dive deep into the discrete kernel features like cgroups, namespaces, and SELinux that form the building blocks of containers. Witness live demonstrations on how these mechanisms combine to create a container and compare different container runtimes. Gain valuable insights into the technical underpinnings that differentiate Linux containers from Solaris Zones or BSD Jails. Enhance your understanding of Docker's open platform for building, shipping, and running distributed applications, which has revolutionized application delivery and resource efficiency for developers and system administrators worldwide.