--- title: '[Video] An introduction to LXD, the container lighter-visor' description: Stephane Graber gave this talk at the recent Container Camp event on Sept 11th, 2015 at the Barbican Centre, London. He is a long time Open Source user and contributor mostly involved in the Edubuntu project, Ubuntu itself and LTSP. He is also the project lead for LXD and LXC at Canonical. […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/video-an-introduction-to-lxd-the-container-lighter-visor?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Tom Callway](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tom-callway "More about Tom Callway") 5 October 2015 # [Video] An introduction to LXD, the container lighter-visor [containers](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/containers) [docker](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/docker) [LXC](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/lxc) [LXD](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/lxd) --- Share the article Stephane Graber gave this talk at the recent Container Camp event on Sept 11th, 2015 at the Barbican Centre, London. He is a long time Open Source user and contributor mostly involved in the Edubuntu project, Ubuntu itself and LTSP. He is also the project lead for LXD and LXC at Canonical. ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Ubuntu Server: a platform made for enterprise scale](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-server-a-platform-made-for-enterprise-scale) A platform is an environment that allows software to run smoothly across the infrastructure, runtime, and application layers. The key word there is “smoothly”: a good platform... [Rhys Knipe](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rhysknipe) 7 July 2026 [### Canonical partners with Snyk for scanning chiseled Ubuntu containers](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-partners-with-snyk-for-scanning-chiseled-ubuntu-containers) Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is pleased to announce a new partnership with developer-focused cybersecurity company Snyk. Snyk Container, Snyk’s container security... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 20 March 2026 [### Introducing MicroCloud Cluster Manager](https://canonical.com/blog/introducing-microcloud-cluster-manager) Canonical introduces the beta release of MicroCloud Cluster Manager, a new way to discover, organize, and operate your MicroCloud environments from a single, unified interface. [Miona Aleksic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mionaalex) 20 March 2026 [### Native integration available between Canonical LXD and HPE Alletra MP B10000](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical_lxd_hpe_alletra) Native integration available between Canonical LXD and HPE Alletra MP B10000. The integration combines efficient open source virtualization with high performance,... [Miona Aleksic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mionaalex) 15 December 2025