--- title: "We don't use containers, and here's why." url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-don-t-use-containers-and-here-s-why--mo9qd5txe source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVil7wG-1yg type: video:youtube source: "Fly.io" published: 2024-09-24T15:15:32.168Z updated: 2024-09-24T15:45:35.394Z reading_time: 4 upvotes: 11 comments: 3 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # We don't use containers, and here's why. **[Fly.io](https://daily.dev/sources/flydotio)** · 4 min read · 11 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Fly.io runs your applications in light-weight micro-VMs called Fly Machines instead of containers, but why is this? The short answer: Isolation. In this video, we'll explore a few different categories of isolation and what kind of security they provide. An Intro to Fly Machines: https://fly.io/docs/machines/overview/ Machines API: https://fly.io/docs/machines/api/ Fly Kubernetes: https://fly.io/docs/kubernetes/ ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@fuckyou** · 12 upvotes > To save your time: They use Firecracker VMs because their business model is running other people's untrusted code. A good tradeoff between security and hardware overhead, still the miniature is personally pissing me off. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/we-don-t-use-containers-and-here-s-why--mo9qd5txe)