Firecracker is an open-source virtualization technology developed by AWS for deploying secure micro-VMs (microVMs) that offer strong isolation with minimal overhead. Designed for serverless workloads (e.g., AWS Lambda, Fargate), it combines VM-level security with container-like performance and startup speed.

Features

  • Creates lightweight microVMs with KVM-based hardware isolation
  • Extremely fast startup and low memory footprint for serverless tasks
  • Minimalist design reduces attack surface and resource usage
  • Useful for multi-tenant, secure compute platforms
  • Integrates with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
  • Written in Rust/Python for performance and reliability

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Virtualization

License

Apache License V2.0

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Programming Language

Rust

Related Categories

Rust Virtualization Software

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2025-08-01
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