Scalable and secure containers

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• creating, by one or more processors, a dynamically configurable virtual machine including a first virtual central processing unit (CPU);
• receiving, by the one or more processors, microservice application code;
• linking, by the one or more processors, the microservice application code to generate executable code;
• determining and assigning, by the one or more processors, memory in the dynamically configurable virtual machine for executing the executable code;
• adapting the dynamically configurable virtual machine by adding an artifact that executes natively on the dynamically configurable virtual machine, does not require a traditional operating system kernel, and performs all the functions required by the executable code;
• executing the executable code using the dynamically configurable virtual machine;
• determining whether the dynamically configurable virtual machine requires reconfiguration including determining whether the virtual machine needs more CPU power;
• and
• activating an additional virtual CPU responsive to determining that the virtual machine needs more CPU power;
• wherein activating the additional virtual CPU includes determining whether an inactive virtual CPU is available;
• preparing and activating the inactive virtual CPU as a replacement virtual CPU if it is determined that the inactive virtual CPU is available;
• creating the additional virtual CPU if it is determined that no inactive virtual CPU is available;
• configuring a page map level 4 hierarchy for the additional virtual CPU;
• and
• configuring a stack for the additional virtual CPU;
• and
• performing reconfiguration of the dynamically configurable virtual machine responsive to determining that the virtual machine requires reconfiguration.