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LXD vs Harvester: catalog facts
LXDHarvester
Free

Free and open source, maintained by Canonical.

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hardware and support are…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Self-hosted
  • Runs system containers and KVM virtual machines side by side
  • Low overhead for full Linux environments in containers
  • Runs virtual machines and containers on the same cluster and the same storage
  • Linux hosts only
  • Canonical-led project, most at home on Ubuntu
  • Installs on bare metal only and expects at least three nodes for a production cluster
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Operating system
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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