# 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 manage instances in a cluster](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/cluster_manage_instance/index.html.md): In a cluster setup, each instance lives on one of the cluster members.

## Optional

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