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title = "gVisor"
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description = "A container sandbox runtime focused on security, efficiency, and ease of use."
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  <p class="lead">A container sandbox runtime focused on <strong>security</strong>, <strong>efficiency</strong>, and <strong>ease of use</strong>.</p>
  <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mr-3 mb-4" href="./docs/user_guide/quick_start/docker/">Quick Start<i class="fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ml-2"></i></a>
  <a class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary mr-3 mb-4" href="https://github.com/google/gvisor" rel="noopener">GitHub <i class="fab fa-github ml-2"></i></a>
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gVisor is an open-source, <a href="https://www.opencontainers.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OCI-compatible</a> sandbox runtime that provides a virtualized container environment. It runs containers with a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">user-space</a> kernel, delivering a low overhead container security solution for high-density applications.

gVisor integrates with <a href="https://www.docker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Docker</a>, <a href="https://containerd.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">containerd</a> and <a href="https://kubernetes.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kubernetes</a>, making it easier to improve the security isolation of your containers while still using familiar tooling. Additionally, gVisor supports a variety of underlying mechanisms for intercepting application calls, allowing it to run in diverse host environments, including cloud-hosted virtual machines.
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Each sandbox has its own user-space kernel, providing additional protection from host kernel vulnerabilities.
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Runs as a normal process and uses the host kernel for memory management and scheduling.
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Capable of running most Linux applications unmodified, with zero configuration.
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Read the [documentation](./docs/) to understand gVisor, its architecture and trade-offs, and how to use it.
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Anyone is welcome to be a gVisor contributor. Please check out the [community information](./docs/community/) to get started.
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File feature requests, bugs, and compatibility issues on <a href="https://github.com/google/gvisor/issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub</a>.
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