# Understand How Linux Containers Works With Practical Examples ![rw-book-cover](https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=1000,height=500,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkaebxeilxi5d2q1zd289.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[dev.to]] - Full Title: Understand How Linux Containers Works With Practical Examples - Category: #articles - Summary: This tutorial explains how Linux containers work, focusing on key features like namespaces and cgroups. It provides practical examples to show how these technologies create isolated environments for processes. By the end, readers will understand the fundamental concepts behind Linux containers and how to create one from scratch. - URL: https://dev.to/ivanmoreno/understand-how-linux-containers-works-with-practical-examples-2ng2 ## Highlights - A namespace wraps a global system resource in an abstraction that makes it appear to the processes within the namespace that they have their own isolated instance of the global resource. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jw7az73vf275bedphx4vnth6))