From template to container
You may have noted that when you've highlighted an item in storage—ISO or template, the option to Create CT (container) or Create VM (virtual machine) appears at the top of the right-hand frame. To build a container from a template with Proxmox VE:
- Have, at least, the following information ready:
- A password for the root user
- A name for the host
- A free IPv4 address for the host
- Max amount of RAM
- CPU count
- An idea of the storage space you want for the (virtual) hard drive (in GB)
- The IPv4 address of the internet gateway
- The appropriate subnet mask of the network the host is on
- Once you're certain of this information, select the template in local that you want to build a container from.
Click on the Create CT button at the top right (see the following screenshot).
Clicking on Create CT will start the Create LXC Container dialog, which provides a GUI for configuring the container.
The first tab is General: