Ivan Velichko personal blog
How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-Like Container from Scratch
Learn how Linux containers are built from the ground up. Starting with the mount namespace and a root filesystem, see why PID, cgroup, UTS, and network namespaces naturally follow - and how this foundation makes concepts like bind mounts, volumes, and persistence in Docker or Kubernetes much easier to grasp.
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Software EngineeringInfrastructure & DevOps2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-Like Container from Scratch by lgunsch | 183 | 32 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-Like Container from Scratch by thunderbong | 81 | 1 |
