# 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

- [Instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/instances/index.html.md): An index of how-to guides for LXD instances, including creating, configuring, and managing instances, backup, migration, and GPU passthrough.

## Optional

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