# 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

- [Security](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/explanation/security/index.html.md): Understand LXD security architecture, access controls, daemon access, container security, and security event audit logging for compliance and incident investigation.

## Optional

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