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Image, container, volume — and when to do without

A container is an isolated process, not a machine. Three words not to confuse, and the case where systemd already does the job.

20 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 3 Aug 2026

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What this lesson builds

  • Running an application in containers without losing its data
  • Running a service under systemd, from first start to automatic recovery