Setting up LXD

Install LXD via snap:

sudo snap install lxd --channel=3.0/stable

Ensure the cloud_user can execute lxc/lxd commands by adding it to the lxd group:

sudo usermod cloud_user -aG lxd

Log out then log back in.

Initialize LXD and answer the prompts presented:

lxd init

Respond to the prompts as follows:

Would you like to use LXD clustering? (yes/no) [default=no]: no

Do you want to configure a new storage pool? (yes/no) [default=yes]: yes

Name of the new storage pool [default=default]: default

Name of the storage backend to use (btrfs, ceph, dir, lvm, zfs) [default=zfs]: zfs

Create a new ZFS pool? (yes/no) [default=yes]: 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]: no

Would you like to create a new local network bridge? (yes/no) [default=yes]: yes

What should the new bridge be called? [default=lxdbr0]: lxdbr0

What IPv4 address should be used? (CIDR subnet notation, “auto” or “none”) [default=auto]: auto

What IPv6 address should be used? (CIDR subnet notation, “auto” or “none”) [default=auto]: 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]: all

Port to bind LXD to [default=8443]: 8443

Trust password for new clients: anypassword

Again: anypassword

Would you like stale cached images to be updated automatically? (yes/no) [default=yes] yes

Would you like a YAML "lxd init" preseed to be printed? (yes/no) [default=no]: no