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Ubuntu Server Cookbook
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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

by Uday Sawant
June 2016
Beginner
456 pages
9h 31m
English
Packt Publishing
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Managing LXD containers – advanced options

In this recipe, we will learn about some advanced options provided by LXD.

How to do it…

Follow these steps to deal with LXD containers:

  1. Sometimes, you may need to clone a container and have it running as a separate system. LXD provides a copy command to create such clones:
    $ lxc copy c1 c2   # lxc copy source destination
    

    You can also create a temporary copy with the --ephemeral flag and it will be deleted after one use.

  2. Similarly, you can create a container, configure it as per you requirements, have it stored as an image, and use it to create more containers. The lxc publish command allows you to export existing containers as a new image. The resulting image will contain all modifications from the original ...
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