lxc2.md

Linux Containers (lxc2)

Getting started

Initialization (new installation)

`lxd init`

List containers

`lxc list'

Create a new Ubuntu container

lxc launch ubuntu:16.04 mycontainer

Create a new Ubuntu container (on a specific storage pool)

lxc launch ubuntu:16.04 mycontainer -s main

Delete a container

`lxc delete mycontainer

Running a command within a container

lxc exec <container_name> bash

Running a command which requires arguments within a container

lxc exec <container_name> -- ls -lh

Working with storage pools

Creating a new storage pool

lxc storage create main dir source=/opt/lxd

Deleting a storage pool

lxc storage delete main

Working with images

List image repositories

lxc image list

List available images

lxc image list

Retrieve information about an image

lxc image info <image_name>

Add a new image repository

`lxc remote add

Delete a local image

lxc image delete <image_name>

Create an image from an existing container

`lxc publish --alias <new_image_name>

Configuration

Automatically start a container at boot

`lxc config set <container_name> boot.autostart 1

Delay autostart of a container

`lxc config set <container_name> boot.autostart.delay 30

Set priority (setting autostart order)

`lxc config set <container_name> boot.autostart.order 8

Helpful links

https://www.jamescoyle.net/cheat-sheets/2540-lxc-2-x-lxd-cheat-sheet