Initializing LXD Using a Preseed File

1. Configure LXD on the first host:

lxd init

Would you like to use LXD clustering? (yes/no) [default=no]:
Do you want to configure a new storage pool? (yes/no) [default=yes]:
Name of the new storage pool [default=default]:
Name of the storage backend to use (btrfs, ceph, dir, lvm, zfs) [default=zfs]:
Create a new ZFS pool? (yes/no) [default=yes]:
Would you like to use an existing block device? (yes/no) [default=no]: yes
Path to the existing block device: /dev/nvme1n1
Would you like to connect to a MAAS server? (yes/no) [default=no]:
Would you like to create a new local network bridge? (yes/no) [default=yes]:
What should the new bridge be called? [default=lxdbr0]:
What IPv4 address should be used? (CIDR subnet notation, “auto” or “none”) [default=auto]:
What IPv6 address should be used? (CIDR subnet notation, “auto” or “none”) [default=auto]:
Would you like LXD to be available over the network? (yes/no) [default=no]: yes
Address to bind LXD to (not including port) [default=all]:
Port to bind LXD to [default=8443]:
Trust password for new clients:
Again:
Would you like stale cached images to be updated automatically? (yes/no) [default=yes]
Would you like a YAML "lxd init" preseed to be printed? (yes/no) [default=no]: yes

2. Copy the provided preseed output and save it to a file in the home directory called preseed.yaml:

vim preseed.yaml

config:
  core.https_address: '[::]:8443'
  core.trust_password: pinehead
networks:
- config:
    ipv4.address: auto
    ipv6.address: auto
  description: ""
  managed: false
  name: lxdbr0
  type: ""
storage_pools:
- config:
    source: /dev/nvme1n1
  description: ""
  name: default
  driver: zfs
profiles:
- config: {}
  description: ""
  devices:
    eth0:
      name: eth0
      nictype: bridged
      parent: lxdbr0
      type: nic
    root:
      path: /
      pool: default
      type: disk
  name: default
cluster: null

1. Copy over the preseed file:

scp [email protected]:/home/cloud_user/preseed.yaml preseed.yaml

2. Configure LXD:

cat preseed.yaml | lxd init --preseed

Repeat the steps from the second server, or try with a single command:

scp [email protected]:/home/cloud_user/preseed.yaml preseed.yaml | cat preseed.yaml | lxd init --preseed