What is a container? @UbuntuOS
What is a container?  @UbuntuOS
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In this video we explore the fundamentals of containerization, comparing containers and virtual machines (VMs), and explaining the core concepts like container images and container registries.

We talk about the containers’ portability, consistency, resource efficiency, and rich management ecosystem.

As a final note, we’ll show you the difference between a container image and a container, and how a container registry enables the distribution of container images.

00:00: What is a container?
00:50: Containers vs virtual machines
01:35: Why should you use containers?
05:51: Container, container image, and container registry

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