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Installing LXC/LXD

This lab will allow you to practice installing LXC/LXD in a cloud server environment. You will pull down the latest Alpine image and create a container from it to test your configuration. **Note: Use Alpine edge for the lab.**

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Nov 14, 2018

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install the LXD Package

    1. Verify which Linux distribution your server is running.

      cat /etc/issue

    2. Install lxd and lxd-client.

      sudo snap install lxd

  2. Challenge

    Initialize LXD

    1. Initialize LXD.

      sudo lxd init --auto

  3. Challenge

    Create Your First Container

    1. Create a container using Alpine edge named my-alpine.

      sudo lxc launch images:alpine/edge my-alpine

  4. Challenge

    List the Containers

    1. List your containers.

      sudo lxc list

  5. Challenge

    Connect to a Container

    1. Execute an ash shell in your my-alpine container.

      sudo lxc exec my-alpine -- /bin/ash

    2. Create a file named hello.txt.

      echo hello world > hello.txt
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