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open-source [ Sysbox container runtime] ( https://github.com/nestybox/sysbox ) ,
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developed by [ Nestybox] ( https://www.nestybox.com ) .
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- Sysbox-EE enables Docker containers to act as virtual servers capable of running
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+ Sysbox enables Docker containers to act as virtual servers capable of running
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software such as Systemd, Docker, and Kubernetes in them, ** seamlessly and
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securely** . This implies the ability for these containers to run inner
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containers (nested) while providing strong isolation from the underlying host.
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lifecycle, security, efficiency, scalability, and robustness. More on this
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+ ## Features
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+ The table below summarizes the key features of Sysbox Enterprise Edition
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+ and compares it to the community edition (Sysbox CE).
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+ <img alt="sysbox" src="./docs/figures/sysbox-features.png" width="1000x" />
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+ More on the features [ below] ( #feature-description ) .
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+ If you have questions, you can reach us [ here] ( #contact ) .
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## Videos
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## Audience
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- Sysbox-EE is ** free for individual developers** , but licensed for enterprise
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- infrastructure of your company, it's non-free, so please [ contact us] ( #contact ) .
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+ Sysbox-EE is offered via a 30-day free trial. You can download and use
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starts in ~ 2 minutes and consumes only 1GB of overhead. In contrast,
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