--- title: Best Virtual Machine posts of 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Virtual Machine posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of/2024 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of/2024 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Virtual Machine posts of 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Virtual Machine posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Virtual Machine — 2024 1. 1 [](/posts/my-vm-is-lighter-and-safer-than-your-container-xyuuawnez "My VM is Lighter (and Safer) than your Container") Article Hacker News · 2y My VM is Lighter (and Safer) than your Container Containers are lightweight compared to virtual machines but offer weaker isolation. The paper examines whether there is a tradeoff between isolation and efficiency. They find that lightweight VMs can be as nimble as containers with the right toolstack. They introduce LightVM, a new Xen-based virtualization solution optimized for fast boot times and efficient resource usage. 18 2 2. 2 [](/posts/ethical-hacking-101-how-to-set-up-metasploitable-on-your-computer-plreej2ap "Ethical Hacking 101 – How to Set Up Metasploitable on Your Computer") Article freeCodeCamp · 3y Ethical Hacking 101 – How to Set Up Metasploitable on Your Computer Learn about virtual machines, Metasploitable, and how to set it up for ethical hacking purposes. 12 1 3. 3 [](/posts/janneuendorf-svc16-simplest-virtual-computer-uj29pe7hz "JanNeuendorf/SVC16: Simplest Virtual Computer") Article Hacker News · 2y JanNeuendorf/SVC16: Simplest Virtual Computer SVC16 is a virtual computer designed with simplicity in mind. It features a minimal instruction set and uses a single chunk of memory for all operations. The system emphasizes understanding and building tools and compilers from scratch. Programs for SVC16 can be run using an emulator installable via cargo. The system has limitations such as no CPU registers, limited input support, and basic graphical capabilities. Developers are encouraged to create their own tools and share their projects. 10 [See all Virtual Machine archives](/tags/virtual-machine/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of/2024#page","url":"https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of/2024","name":"Best Virtual Machine Posts of 2024","description":"The most upvoted Virtual Machine posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of/2024#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-vm-is-lighter-and-safer-than-your-container-xyuuawnez","name":"My VM is Lighter (and Safer) than your Container"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ethical-hacking-101-how-to-set-up-metasploitable-on-your-computer-plreej2ap","name":"Ethical Hacking 101 – How to Set Up Metasploitable on Your Computer"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/janneuendorf-svc16-simplest-virtual-computer-uj29pe7hz","name":"JanNeuendorf/SVC16: Simplest Virtual Computer"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tags","item":"https://daily.dev/tags"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Virtual Machine","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/virtual-machine/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"2024"}]}]} ```