lxc usage
list images in repo
lxc image list images:
list local images
lxc image list local:
create container from image
lxc init images:opensuse/15.3 $CONTAINERNAME
create vm from image
lxc init images:opensuse/15.3 $CONTAINERNAME --vm
create & run container from image
lxc launch images:opensuse/15.3 $CONTAINERNAME
create & run vm from image
lxc launch images:opensuse/15.3 $CONTAINERNAME --vm
delete container/vm
lxc stop $CONTAINERORVMNAME
lxc delete $CONTAINERORVMNAME
# or
lxc delete -f $CONTAINERORVMNAME
execute command in container
lxc exec $CONTAINERNAME /bin/$COMANDNAME
touch to container shell
lxc shell $CONTAINERNAME
# or
lxc exec $CONTAINERNAME /bin/bash
push file to containert
lxc file push /path/to/local/file $CONTAINERNAME/path/to/dir/in/container/
pull file from container
lxc file pull $CONTAINERNAME/path/to/file/in/container /path/to/local/dir/
list local container/vm
lxc ls
create snapshot
lxc snapshot $CONTAINERORVMNAME $SNAPSHOTNAME
list snapshots container/vm
lxc info $CONTAINERORVMNAME
restore container/vm to snapshot
lxc restore $CONTAINERORVMNAME $SNAPSHOTNAME
delete container/vm snapshot
lxc delete $CONTAINERORVMNAME/$SNAPSHOTNAME
mount directory from host to container
lxc config device add $CONTAINERNAME $SHARENAME $DEVICETYPE_disk source=/path/on/host path=/path/on/container/
delete shared host directory from container
lxc config device remove $CONTAINERNAME $SHARENAME
create container/vm backup:
# GZIP
lxc export $CONTAINERNAME /path/to/$BACKUPNAME.tar.gz --compression gzip
# or ZSTD
lxc export $CONTAINERNAME /path/to/$BACKUPNAME.tar.zst --compression zstd
restore container/vm backup:
lxc import /path/to/$BACKUPNAME.tar.gz
delete container backup:
lxc query -X DELETE /1.0/containers/$CONTAINERNAME/backups/$BACKUPNAME
resize root disk for lxd VM:
lxc config device override $VMNAME root size=15GB
forward port to host
lxc config device add $CONTAINERNAME $PORTNAME proxy connect="tcp:127.0.0.1:8123" listen="tcp:0.0.0.0:8123"
forward usb device from host to container
lxc config device add $CONTAINERNAME zgb_snff usb vendorid=$VENDORID productid=$PRODUCTID
allow tun/tap devices into container:
lxc config device add $CONTAINERNAME tun unix-char path=/dev/net/tun
restrict container/vm by resources
lxc config set $CONTAINERORVMNAME limits.memory $MEMORYLIMITSIZE
lxc config set $CONTAINERORVMNAME limits.cpu $VCPUCORELIMIT
set autostart
lxc config set $CONTAINERORVMNAME boot.autostart $TRUEORFALSE
lxc config set $CONTAINERORVMNAME boot.autostart.priority $PRIORITY
lxc config set $CONTAINERORVMNAME boot.autostart.delay $DELAYINSECONDS
open virtual display vm
lxc console $VMNAME --type=vga
