From: Thomas Lamprecht Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:00:30 +0000 (+0100) Subject: pct: followup: casing and wording fix X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6d718b9b2cc328608e9a77a5f924570077d0fa7d;p=pve-docs.git pct: followup: casing and wording fix Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht --- diff --git a/pct.adoc b/pct.adoc index 8a41964..f3532c4 100644 --- a/pct.adoc +++ b/pct.adoc @@ -33,30 +33,30 @@ They use the kernel of the host system that they run on, instead of emulating a full operating system (OS). This means that containers can access resources on the host system directly. -The runtime costs for containers is low, usually negligible. However, there -are some drawbacks that need be considered: +The runtime costs for containers is low, usually negligible. However, there are +some drawbacks that need be considered: -* Only Linux distributions can be run in containers. (It is not - possible to run FreeBSD or MS Windows inside a container.) +* Only Linux distributions can be run in containers.It is not possible to run + other Operating Systems like, for example, FreeBSD or Microsoft Windows + inside a container. -* For security reasons, access to host resources needs to be restricted. Containers - run in their own separate namespaces. Additionally some syscalls are not - allowed within containers. +* For security reasons, access to host resources needs to be restricted. + Containers run in their own separate namespaces. Additionally some syscalls + are not allowed within containers. -{pve} uses https://linuxcontainers.org/[LXC] as underlying container -technology. The ``Proxmox Container Toolkit'' (`pct`) simplifies the usage of LXC -containers. +{pve} uses https://linuxcontainers.org/[Linux Containers (LXC)] as underlying +container technology. The ``Proxmox Container Toolkit'' (`pct`) simplifies the +usage and management of LXC containers. Containers are tightly integrated with {pve}. This means that they are aware of the cluster setup, and they can use the same network and storage resources as virtual machines. You can also use the {pve} firewall, or manage containers using the HA framework. -Our primary goal is to offer an environment as one would get from a -VM, but without the additional overhead. We call this "System -Containers". +Our primary goal is to offer an environment as one would get from a VM, but +without the additional overhead. We call this ``System Containers''. -NOTE: If you want to run micro-containers (with docker, rkt, etc.) it +NOTE: If you want to run micro-containers, for example, 'Docker' or 'rkt', it is best to run them inside a VM. @@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ Technology Overview * LXC (https://linuxcontainers.org/) -* Integrated into {pve} graphical user interface (GUI) +* Integrated into {pve} graphical web user interface (GUI) * Easy to use command line tool `pct` * Access via {pve} REST API -* lxcfs to provide containerized /proc file system +* 'lxcfs' to provide containerized /proc file system -* CGroups (control groups) for resource allocation +* Control groups ('cgroups') for resource isolation and limitation -* AppArmor/Seccomp to improve security +* 'AppArmor' and 'seccomp' to improve security * Modern Linux kernels * Image based deployment (templates) -* Uses {pve} storage library +* Uses {pve} xref:chapter_storage[storage library] * Container setup from host (network, DNS, storage, etc.) @@ -709,11 +709,11 @@ individually Managing Containers with `pct` ------------------------------ -The "Proxmox Container Toolkit" (`pct`) is the command line tool to manage {pve} -containers. It enables you to create or destroy containers, as well as control the -container execution (start, stop, reboot, migrate, etc.). It can be used to set -parameters in the config file of a container, for example the network -configuration or memory limits. +The ``Proxmox Container Toolkit'' (`pct`) is the command line tool to manage +{pve} containers. It enables you to create or destroy containers, as well as +control the container execution (start, stop, reboot, migrate, etc.). It can be +used to set parameters in the config file of a container, for example the +network configuration or memory limits. CLI Usage Examples ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~