# 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 run commands in an instance](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/instance-exec/index.html.md): LXD allows to run commands inside an instance using the LXD client or the API, without needing to ac...

## Optional

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