pct Command Examples

Manage LXC containers in Proxmox. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pct.1.html.

• List all containers:

pct list

• Start/Stop/Reboot a specific container:

pct {{start|stop|reboot}} {{100}}

• Access a specific container's shell:

pct enter {{100}}

• Create a container from template:

pct create {{100}} {{/var/lib/vz/template/cache/distro-name.tar.zst}} -hostname {{hostname}} -password {{password}} --rootfs {{local-lvm}} --on-boot

• Resize the container's disk to 20G:

pct resize {{100}} {{rootfs|mpX}} {{20G}}

• Show the configuration of a container, specifying its ID:

pct config {{100}}

• Snapshot a specific container with description:

pct snapshot {{100}} {{my-snapshot}} --description {{My snapshot description}}

• Destroy a container and remove all related resources:

pct destroy {{100}} --purge