Using a container instead of a virtual machine

Advantages using a container instead of a virtual machine are as follows:

You do not need to maintain the host operating system.
Containers require less storage and RAM overhead.
- A container reuses the Linux Kernel of the host operating system.
- Containers require less storage and RAM overhead.
  - A container reuses the Linux Kernel of the host OS.
  - Typically, a container is one hundredth of MB versus multiple GB for the virtual machine.
Containers are more portable.