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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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<p align="center">
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<img alt="sysbox" src="./docs/figures/sysbox-features.png" width="1000x" />
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</p>
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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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We have some sample videos showing Sysbox-EE in action:
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## Audience
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Sysbox-EE is meant for engineers looking to use Sysbox as part of their
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company's IT operations.
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Sysbox-EE is also meant for engineers looking to try Sysbox using an easy to
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install (i.e., packaged) version of the software.
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company's IT operations and/or looking to leverage the enterprise level
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features it includes (i.e., enhancements over the Sysbox community edition).
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Sysbox-EE is **free for individual developers**, but licensed for enterprise
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use.
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That is, if you are an engineer that wants to try Sysbox (at home or at your
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work), it's free. However, if you want to use it as part of the IT
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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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it for free during this time. Afterwards, we ask that you [contact](#contact)
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Nestybox for pricing and payment information.
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## System Containers
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More on system containers [here](docs/user-guide/concepts.md#system-container).
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## Key Features
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## Features Description
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Sysbox-EE includes all features of the open-source Sysbox runtime (aka core
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* Stronger cross-container isolation (Sysbox-EE assigns exclusive
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#### Efficiency
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#### Performance & Efficiency
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* Important optimizations for running containers in containers. This speeds
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up container deployment and significantly reduces storage overhead.
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* Sysbox EE includes optimizations for running containers in containers that are
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not present in the Sysbox community edition. This speeds up container
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deployment and significantly reduces storage overhead.
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* For example, with Sysbox-EE, a 10-node Kubernetes-in-Docker cluster
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starts in ~2 minutes and consumes only 1GB of overhead. In contrast,
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the Sysbox open-source version takes ~3 minutes and consumes up to 10GB
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the Sysbox open-source version takes 2 min 40 secs and consumes up to 10GB
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#### Feature Prioritization
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* Sysbox-EE offers customers the ability to request and fast-track new features.
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#### Nestybox Support
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* Sysbox-EE includes official Nestybox support for bug fixes, updated, etc.
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The latest release of Sysbox-EE is [here](https://github.com/nestybox/sysbox-ee/releases).
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## Using Sysbox
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## Using Sysbox-EE
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Once Sysbox-EE is installed, you use it as follows:
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