Using a container instead of a virtual machine
Advantages using a container instead of a virtual machine are as follows:
- You do not need to maintain the host operating system.
- Containers require less storage and RAM overhead.
- A container reuses the Linux Kernel of the host operating system.
- Containers require less storage and RAM overhead.
- A container reuses the Linux Kernel of the host OS.
- Typically, a container is one hundredth of MB versus multiple GB for the virtual machine.
- Containers are more portable.