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Docker ≠ Virtual Machines

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January 03, 2026
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Containers share the host OS kernel while VMs run full OS instances. Performance differs significantly.

Containers are lightweight because they share the host operating system kernel, while virtual machines include a full OS copy. This makes containers start in seconds vs minutes for VMs.

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