# 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

- [Local and remote images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/image-handling/index.html.md): Explanation of how LXD uses local and remote images, including image registries, caching, auto-update, and special image properties.

## Optional

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