FreeBSD Jails

The classic system administration changed a lot in a decade.
Virtualization and container technology went through a remarkable improvement.

They have a stable place in the systems:

  • Virtual machines run almost isolated from the host system.
  • Containers sit on the top of the same kernel bringing a lightweight separation.

FreeBSD Jails don’t compete with containers.
They don’t substitute virtual machines.
Jails just fill a gap.

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