In this recipe, we will create our first container with LXD.
LXD works on the concept of remote servers and images served by those remote servers. Starting a new container with LXD is as simple as downloading a container image and starting a container out of it, all with a single command. Follow these steps:
To start your first container, use the
lxc launchcommand, as follows:$ lxc launch ubuntu:14.04/amd64 c1LXC will download the required image (
14.04/amd64) and start the container.You should see the progress like this:
As you can see in the screenshot,
lxc launchdownloads the required image, creates a new container, and then starts it as well. You can see your new container in a list of containers with thelxc listcommand, as follows:$ lxc list
Optionally, you can get more details about the containers with the
lxc infocommand:$ lxc info c1...