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Install and Configure LXC/LXD for Container Management

Containers are more and more important in any IT environment. Although the most commonly known container management system is Docker, there are other container engines available. In this activity, you will install and configure the Linux Containers (LXC) and learn how to run basic commands to be sure it is available for use.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

Nov 12, 2018

Challenge

Install the Necessary Packages
Installing the packages is easy, in most cases on Ubuntu, they will already be installed, but should you need to a simple:
```
sudo apt install lxd lxd-client
```
Will take care of it!
Challenge

Configure the LXD System
Following the list of items you have been provided in the Activity Guide, you will end up with a configured LXC/LXD system ready for images and containers. You start the configuration process with:
```
sudo lxd init
```
Challenge

Allow the 'cloud_user' to Run LXC/LXD Commands
The 'cloud_user' user needs to be added to the 'lxd' group, via:
```
sudo usermod -aG lxd cloud_user
```
You can verify by logging out and back in as the cloud_user and running the command:
```
lxc list
```
To see the current state (which should be empty of images)

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