# 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

- [`lxc config metadata`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/manpages/lxc/config/metadata/index.html.md): Manage instance metadata files
- [`lxc config metadata edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/manpages/lxc/config/metadata/edit/index.html.md): Edit instance metadata files
- [`lxc config metadata show`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/manpages/lxc/config/metadata/show/index.html.md): Show instance metadata files

## Optional

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