LXC (LinuX Containers)#

Create#

List templates:

ls /usr/lib/lxc/templates/

Template help:

lxc-create -t ubuntu -h

Create container “base” with precise and my ssh key:

lxc-create -n base -t ubuntu -- --release precise --auth-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Status / Management#

List:

lxc-list

Run#

Run as daemon (bug prevents detach):

lxc-start -n base -d

Attach to console exit with Control-a q:

lxc-console -n base

Print IPv4:

awk '/base/ { print $3 }' /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases

SSH:

ip=$(awk '/base/ { print $3 }' /var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases)
ssh ubuntu@$ip

Base Container#

Locale:

locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8