Launch VM workloads securely and instantaneously, without VMs

In plain words

Kwarantine is a hypervisor that runs strongly isolated containers without requiring virtual machines. It addresses container security limitations by providing kernel isolation and strong process isolation at the hypervisor level. The tool is designed for developers and infrastructure teams who need container workloads with VM-level security guarantees but faster deployment than traditional virtual machines. The project was in development as a free private beta.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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In the maker’s words, at launch

Hello HN! We've been working on a new hypervisor https://kwarantine.xyz that can run strongly isolated containers. This is still a WIP, but we wanted to give the community an idea about our approach, its benefits, and various use cases it unlocks. Today, VMs are used to host containers, and make up for the…

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