# MicroCloud

> This is the documentation for MicroCloud: automated private cloud based on LXD, Ceph, and OVN.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [Explanation](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/index.html.md): An index of explanations about MicroCloud concepts, such as its relationship to LXD, Ceph, and OVN and its approach to networking, storage, and security.
- [About MicroCloud](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/microcloud/index.html.md): An overview of MicroCloud including its component snaps of LXD, MicroCeph, and MicroOVN, and its major features.
- [MicroCloud’s networking approach](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/networking/index.html.md): This page describes a high-level overview of MicroCloud’s networking approach, particularly its use ...
- [Local versus distributed storage](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/storage/index.html.md): Explanation about local versus distributed storage in MicroCloud and the benefits and drawbacks of each, such as speed and data redundancy.
- [About the initialization process](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/initialization/index.html.md): See How to initialize MicroCloud for instructions on how to set up MicroCloud.
- [Security](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/explanation/security/index.html.md): MicroCloud’s security model is based on explicit trust and secure-by-default components. Each MicroC...

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://canonical.com/microcloud/docs/default/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.