# 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 create instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_create/index.html.md): When creating an instance, you must specify the image on which the instance should be based.

## Optional

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