machinectl Command Examples

Control the systemd machine manager. Execute operations on virtual machines, containers and images. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/machinectl.html.

• Start a machine as a service using systemd-nspawn:

sudo machinectl start {{machine_name}}

• Stop a running machine:

sudo machinectl stop {{machine_name}}

• Display a list of running machines:

machinectl list

• Open an interactive shell inside the machine:

sudo machinectl shell {{machine_name}}