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Features

• Cloud-Native Operating Systems - Specialized operating system for deploying pre-built images and hosting environments across cloud providers.
• Container-Optimized Operating Systems - Lightweight Linux distribution designed specifically to host and manage containerized workloads.
• System Software Container Runs - Runs core system components and administrative tools as isolated containers.
• Containerized Operating Systems - Runs the core operating system and system services as Docker containers to simplify updates.
• Docker-Based Distributions - Minimal operating system that runs core system services and user applications as Docker containers.
• Immutable Operating Systems - Implements an immutable infrastructure workflow by deploying the OS as read-only images.
• Lightweight Container Hosts - Provides a minimal Linux distribution designed specifically to serve as a lightweight host for containers.
• Operating System Image Deployments - Distributes the entire operating system as a pre-baked disk image for rapid provisioning.
• Read-Only Filesystem Enforcement - Mounts the primary system partition as read-only to prevent configuration drift.
• Container-Based Init Systems - Uses a container engine as the primary init system to manage the operating system lifecycle.
• External Configuration Volumes - Stores persistent system settings and user data on a separate writable partition to maintain stateless system images.
• Cloud Infrastructure Deployment - Provides pre-built images for rapid deployment to major cloud providers.

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