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# Lightning Container

Upload an app developed with a third-party framework as a static resource, and host the content in an Aura component using `lightning:container`. Use `lightning:container` to use third-party frameworks like AngularJS or React within your Lightning pages.

The `lightning:container` component hosts content in an iframe. You can implement communication to and from the framed application, allowing it to interact with the Lightning component. `lightning:container` provides the `message()` method, which you can use in the JavaScript controller to send messages to the application. In the component, specify a method for handling messages with the `onmessage` attribute.

-   **[Lightning Container Component Limits](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/container-limits.md)**  


    Understand the limits of `lightning:container`.

-   **[lightning:container NPM Module Reference](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/container-api-reference.md)**  


    Use methods included in the lightning:container NPM module in your JavaScript code to send and receive messages to and from your custom Aura component.