# 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

- [VM live migration implementation](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/vm_live_migration_internals/index.html.md): Live migration in LXD is achieved by streaming instance state from a source  to a target QEMU. VM li...

## Optional

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