# 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

- [How to add a routed NIC device to a virtual machine](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_routed_nic_vm/index.html.md): When adding a routed NIC device to an instance, you must configure the instance to use the link-loca...

## Optional

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