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 # HermitCore - A lightweight unikernel for a scalable and predictable runtime behavior
 
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 The project [HermitCore](http://www.hermitcore.org) is new [unikernel](http://unikernel.org) targeting at a scalable and predictable runtime for high-performance and cloud computing.
 HermitCore extends the multi-kernel approach (like [McKernel](http://www-sys-aics.riken.jp/ResearchTopics/os/mckernel.html)) with unikernel features for a better programmability and scalability for hierarchical systems.
 On the startup of HermitCore applications, cores are isolated from the Linux system enabling the bare-metal of the applications on these cores.