lxc-create Command Examples

Create linux containers. More information: https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/getting-started.

• Create a container interactively in /var/lib/lxc/:

sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download

• Create a container in a target directory:

sudo lxc-create {{[-P|--lxcpath]}} {{/path/to/directory/}} {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download

• Create a container passing options to a template:

sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download -- {{[-d|--dist]}} {{distro-name}} {{[-r|--release]}} {{release-version}} {{[-a|--arch]}} {{arch}}

• Display help:

lxc-create {{[-?|--help]}}