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virtualisation:how-to-setup-a-container [2018/06/19 16:02] preisigvirtualisation:how-to-setup-a-container [2022/02/02 14:17] schmitt
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-====== How to install an LXC container ======+====== How to install LXC container ======
  
 The following describes the current options on how to setup and install an LXC container onto a Netmodule router.  The following describes the current options on how to setup and install an LXC container onto a Netmodule router. 
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 ===== Resources ===== ===== Resources =====
-  * [[ftp://share.netmodule.com/router/public/virt/Ubuntu-Xenial.tar.gz|Ubuntu Xenial - armhf]]+  * [[https://share.netmodule.com/router/public/virt/ubuntu_bionic.tar.xz|Ubuntu Bionic Beaver - armhf]] / md5sum: f91b9f6ff431fdc01194bc100fde296f
  
 ===== Automatic Setup ===== ===== Automatic Setup =====
-Using router Software >= 4.1.0.102 allows you to setup containers automatically.+Using router Software >= [[http://share.netmodule.com/public/system-software/4.6/4.6.0.101/|4.6.0.101(4.1.0.102)]] allows you to download and setup containers automatically from an URL.
  
   - Open GUI and go to System → Virtualization   - Open GUI and go to System → Virtualization
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   - You have to enable networking, go to “Networking”, select routed or bridged by the Network Interface and press Apply (working Network connection is required)   - You have to enable networking, go to “Networking”, select routed or bridged by the Network Interface and press Apply (working Network connection is required)
   - You should see a following screen (if you chose extended storage, the path will have storage1 instead of storage0: ''/mnt/storage1/lxc/guest0'') {{ :app-notes:virt.png |}}   - You should see a following screen (if you chose extended storage, the path will have storage1 instead of storage0: ''/mnt/storage1/lxc/guest0'') {{ :app-notes:virt.png |}}
-  - Once you applied your virtualisation settings, select the "Install" tab from the virtualisation menu. Provide an URL of your container archive. {{ :virtualisation:virt_autosetup.jpg |}}+  - Once you applied your virtualisation settings, select the "Install" tab from the virtualisation menu. Provide the URL of your container archive (__needs to be .tar.xz__). {{ :virtualisation:virt_autosetup.png |}}
  
  
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   - You should see a following screen (if you chose extended storage, the path will have storage1 instead of storage0: ''/mnt/storage1/lxc/guest0'') {{ :app-notes:virt.png |}}   - You should see a following screen (if you chose extended storage, the path will have storage1 instead of storage0: ''/mnt/storage1/lxc/guest0'') {{ :app-notes:virt.png |}}
   - Transfer the downloaded container (you can use WinSCP) to the router and put in ''/mnt/storage0/lxc''   - Transfer the downloaded container (you can use WinSCP) to the router and put in ''/mnt/storage0/lxc''
-  - Unpack the container: <code> tar –xvf Ubuntu-Xenial.tar.gz –C ./guest0 </code> +  - Unpack the container: <code> tar xvJf ubuntu_bionic.tar.xz –C ./guest0 </code> 
-  - The extracted container contains a rootfs directory which is no stored under ''/mnt/storage0/lxc/guest0''.+  - The extracted container contains a rootfs directory which is now stored under ''/mnt/storage0/lxc/guest0''.
   - Type <code> lxc-start –n guest0 </code>   - Type <code> lxc-start –n guest0 </code>
   - Information about container can be accesed by typing <code> lxc-info –n guest0 </code> {{ :app-notes:info.png |}}   - Information about container can be accesed by typing <code> lxc-info –n guest0 </code> {{ :app-notes:info.png |}}
   - Now you can attach to the container by typing <code> lxc-attach –n guest0 </code>   - Now you can attach to the container by typing <code> lxc-attach –n guest0 </code>
- +    start container in foreground mode <code> lxc-start –F –n guest0 </code> to get more Information 
-start container in foreground mode <code> lxc-start –F –n guest0 </code> to get more Information +