Docker is weird(codeandcake.dev)
802 points by psxuaw | 344 comments
A blog post sharing surprising things the author learned about Docker internals while building their own container runtime, covering namespaces, cgroups, images, runc and Go.
#containers on Hacker News
27 stories tagged containers, newest first.
Mxc: Microsoft Execution Containers version 1.0.0(blogs.windows.com)
215 points by smokel | 61 comments
Windows Developer Blog post announcing Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) 1.0.0, a policy-driven containment system for running AI agents on Windows.
WSL containers is now generally available(blogs.windows.com)
21 points by abdelhousni | 6 comments
Windows Blogs post by Microsoft's Logan Iyer announcing the general availability of WSL containers.
FTL: A new operating system for clouds(ftl-os.org)
189 points by romac | 74 comments
Project homepage for FTL, a new userspace-library operating system for clouds with hypervisor-like container isolation and Linux binary compatibility.
Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux(frostyard.github.io)
142 points by bketelsen | 86 comments
Project page for nsl, a tool that gives Linux hosts persistent distro environments via systemd-nspawn containers in a small VM, mimicking WSL.
Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone(cloudinabottle.org)
597 points by zplizzi | 294 comments
Launch blog post introducing Cloud in a Bottle, an open-source personal cloud with containerized apps, unified auth, and an app catalog for easy self-hosting.
Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents(docker.com)
619 points by etoxin | 344 comments
Docker product page for Docker Sandboxes, disposable isolated local sandboxes for running AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex safely.
Firefox Containers Preview(blog.mozilla.org)
437 points by twapi | 120 comments
Mozilla Distilled blog post announcing a preview of native Containers in Firefox 153 for isolating cookies and logins across work, shopping, and personal browsing.
Podman v6.0.0(blog.podman.io)
607 points by soheilpro | 239 comments
Podman blog post announcing the release of Podman version 6.0.0, the container management tool.
TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP(mareksuppa.com)
511 points by mrshu | 221 comments
A TIL blog post explaining how to make HTTP requests from a minimal container lacking curl or wget by using Bash's /dev/tcp pseudo-device.
macOS Container Machines(github.com)
1154 points by timsneath | 400 comments
Documentation in Apple's container GitHub repo describing container machines, persistent lightweight Linux environments on macOS built from OCI images.
Should I run plain Docker Compose in production in 2026?(distr.sh)
396 points by pmig | 275 comments
Distr blog post by co-founder Philip Miglinci on running plain Docker Compose in production, covering cleanup, healing, image pinning, socket security and updates.
Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines(github.com)
428 points by binsquare | 130 comments
GitHub repository for smolvm, a Rust tool to build and run portable, lightweight, self-contained virtual machines with subsecond cold starts.
A decade of Docker containers(cacm.acm.org)
337 points by zacwest | 241 comments
Communications of the ACM research article by Madhavapeddy, Scott, and Cormack reviewing ten years of Docker containers and the technical challenges behind them.
Advent of Sysadmin 2025(sadservers.com)
325 points by lazyant | 104 comments
SadServers' Advent of Sysadmin 2025, a 12-day advent calendar of Linux and DevOps troubleshooting challenges running December 1–12.
I ditched Docker for Podman(codesmash.dev)
1020 points by codesmash | 607 comments
A blog post on CodeSmash explaining why the author switched from Docker to Podman for containers and recommends others do the same.
Replacing Kubernetes with systemd (2024)(blog.yaakov.online)
409 points by birdculture | 300 comments
A blog post on Yaakov's Blog describing replacing a Kubernetes setup with systemd for running containers.
Waydroid – Android in a Linux container(waydro.id)
485 points by birdculture | 130 comments
Homepage of Waydroid, a container-based tool for booting a full Android system on GNU/Linux systems running Wayland desktops.
Bocker: Docker implemented in around 100 lines of Bash (2015)(github.com)
351 points by emersonrsantos | 95 comments
GitHub repository for Bocker, a minimal reimplementation of Docker written in about 100 lines of Bash.
Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion(container-desktop.com)
423 points by istoica | 170 comments
Landing page for Container Desktop, an open-source cross-platform desktop graphical interface for the Podman container manager.
Exploring Podman: A More Secure Docker Alternative(betterstack.com)
346 points by sacrosanct | 110 comments
A Better Stack community guide comparing Podman with Docker and presenting Podman as a more secure container engine alternative.
Dive: A tool for exploring a Docker image, layer contents and more(github.com)
411 points by tomas789 | 52 comments
GitHub repository for Dive, an open-source CLI/TUI tool for exploring each layer of a Docker image and its contents.
Go, Containers, and the Linux Scheduler(riverphillips.dev)
330 points by rbanffy | 114 comments
Blog post by River Phillips on how Go's runtime interacts with container CPU limits and the Linux CFS scheduler.
macOS Containers v0.0.1(macoscontainers.org)
460 points by CiTyBear | 297 comments
Announcement page for the initial 0.0.1 release of macOS native containers, letting users run macOS inside macOS and build images with Docker.
Lazydocker: a lazier way to manage everything Docker(github.com)
422 points by mottiden | 65 comments
GitHub repository for lazydocker, a terminal UI tool by Jesse Duffield for managing Docker containers, images, and services.
Distrobox: Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal(github.com)
372 points by denysonique | 87 comments
GitHub repository for Distrobox, a tool that runs any Linux distribution inside your terminal using containers.
We achieved a 6-fold increase in Podman startup speed(redhat.com)
349 points by DrinkWater | 165 comments
Red Hat article explaining how cutting unnecessary processes made Podman container startup six times faster for time-sensitive uses like cars.