Firecracker microVM reference for lightweight virtual machines. Powers AWS Lambda and Fargate. Covers REST API for VM lifecycle, kernel/rootfs/network configuration, snapshots for sub-5ms restore, rate limiting, jailer security, and custom rootfs.
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name: firecracker
version: 1.0.0
description: >
Firecracker microVM reference for lightweight virtual machines.
Powers AWS Lambda and Fargate. Covers REST API for VM lifecycle,
kernel/rootfs/network configuration, snapshots for sub-5ms
restore, rate limiting, jailer security, and custom rootfs.
author: BytesAgain
homepage: https://bytesagain.com
source: https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills
tags: [firecracker, microvm, virtualization, serverless, kvm, aws]
---
# Firecracker Reference
Lightweight microVMs for serverless workloads.
## Commands
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `intro` | Overview, comparison |
| `usage` | Launch VMs via API |
| `advanced` | Snapshots, jailer, rootfs |
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