# LXD

> This is the documentation for LXD, a system container and virtual machine manager.


2014-2026 AGPL-3.0, LXD contributors

## Pages in this subsection

- [How to authenticate to the LXD API using bearer tokens](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/auth_bearer/index.html.md): To authenticate to the LXD API using a bearer token, first create an identity of type `bearer`:

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.