In this video, we introduce the open source LXD engine, and how you can create Linux virtual machines with it. LXD uses a client-server architecture, where LXD is the daemon (service), and "lxc" is the command line tool used to interact with the LXD engine. It is very similar to the client-server architecture used by Docker Engine. LXD is excellent for: ➡️ Self-hosting network services (object storage, REST APIs, e-mail, etc.) ➡️ Running automated tests on different Linux distributions and versions ➡️ Learning about different Linux distributions, with minimal installation effort You can use the pre-built Linux virtual machine images available at https://images.linuxcontainers.org/ to select a Linux distribution and version that you'd like to deploy to your virtual machine host. There are pre-built Linux OS images for popular distributions such as Alpine Linux, OpenSUSE Linux, Kali Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, and many others! 00:00 - Intro to LXD for Virtual Machines 00:51 - Why Use LXD for VM Creation? 03:48 - How does LXD work on Linux? 06:42 - Install LXD on Linux servers 07:55 - Create Virtual Machines with LXC CLI command 11:11 - Overview of Pre-built LXD Images 11:45 - Install LXD with Snap Package 13:18 - Create Ubuntu Linux VM with LXC CLI 14:42 - Access Interactive Shell on LXD VM 18:15 - Launch Alpine Linux VM without Secure Boot Check out the Open Source Software playlist for more videos! 📺    • Open Source Software   Please follow me on these other social channels! ➡️ https://trevorsullivan.net/ ➡️ https://github.com/pcgeek86 ➡️ https://twitter.com/pcgeek86 ➡️ null All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names,trademarks and brands does not imply endorsement. #linux #opensource #software