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virtualisation:how-to-setup-a-container [2018/06/19 15:54] preisig [Automatic Setup] |
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| - | ====== How to install an LXC container ====== | + | ====== How to install a 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 a containers automatically. You first need to apply your virtualisation settings and after this, just select the "Install" tab from the Virtualisation Menu. Now all you need to provide is an URL of your container archive. | + | 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. |
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| + | - Open GUI and go to System → Virtualization | ||
| + | - Click + to add container | ||
| + | - By settings, choose type, create a description and select storage. Root file system will be set automatically | ||
| + | - 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 |}} | ||
| + | - 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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| + | After those setps your archive gets automatically downloaded and extracted and the rootfs will be stored under ''/mnt/storage0/lxc/guest0'' | ||
| - | {{ :virtualisation:virt_autosetup.jpg |}} | ||
| ===== Manual Setup ===== | ===== Manual Setup ===== | ||
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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> xz -cd /tmp/containerName.tar.xz | tar x -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 | + | |