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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. | + | 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> 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 | + | |