NEnewstechfounder·Aug 28, 2024Submission
RunCVM: An open-source Docker runtime for launching container images in VMs
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runcvm
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runcvm
RunCVM (Run Container VM) is an open-source Docker container runtime, for launching standard container workloads - as well as Systemd, Docker, even OpenWrt - in VMs using 'docker run`
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What it is
RunCVM (Run Container VM) is an open-source Docker container runtime, for launching standard container workloads - as well as Systemd, Docker, even OpenWrt - in VMs using 'docker run`
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| Aug 2024 | 2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
4 sourcesRunCVM: Open-source Docker runtime to launch containerised workloads in VMs
3 points · Open discussionI’m excited to announce the open-source release of RunCVM (Run Container Virtual Machine), an experimental Docker container runtime for Linux, that makes launching standard containerised workloads in virtual machines (VMs) as easy as launching them in containers, simply using ‘docker run’.
RunCVM was born out of difficulties experienced using Kata Containers v2 with the Docker and Podman CLIs, and a belief that launching containerised workloads in VMs using Docker needn't be so complicated.
Unlike Kata Containers, RunCVM is compatible with ‘docker run’ today (with experimental support for ‘podman run’). e.g. Launch a vanilla ubuntu VM, with interactive terminal:
docker run --runtime=runcvm --rm -it ubuntu
RunCVM aims to:
- Provide stronger workload isolation than standard containers
- Allow running and testing applications like systemd, D
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ocker, and Kubernetes that won't easily run in standard containers
- Support running tools and apps like iptables, ipvsadm or openvpn that require a running Kernel (or a kernel version or modules not available on the host)
- Emulate specific hardware e.g. disks, network cards, and graphics displays, when required
- Make it easy to create arrays of networked VMs for testing complex multi-machine setups like Docker Swarms
- Be an ideal playground or sandbox for pre-bare metal testing and training
Learn more on GitHub: https://github.com/newsnowlabs/runcvm
Try it now by installing on GitHub Codespaces: https://github.com/newsnowlabs/runcvm#quick-start
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RunCVM: Launch VMs as Docker containers
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