Your microVM has the files, tools and data it needs. How much of that work should the next machine repeat?

This practical Elixir guide compares three ways to reuse prepared state with SmolBox. Learn what each preserves, when to choose it, and what needs cleanup, with real Linux measurements, interactive diagrams and a runnable example.

Sometimes the best choice is another command on the machine you already have.

https://hfiguera.github.io/smolbox/blog/exports-checkpoints-or-branches/