Installing LXC/LXD

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Installing LXC/LXD

This lab will allow you to practice installing LXC/LXD in a cloud server environment. You will pull down the latest Alpine image and create a container from it to test your configuration. **Note: Use Alpine edge for the lab.**

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Install the LXD Package
1. Verify which Linux distribution your server is running.
  
  cat /etc/issue
2. Install lxd and lxd-client.
  
  sudo snap install lxd
Challenge

Initialize LXD
1. Initialize LXD.
  
  sudo lxd init --auto
Challenge

Create Your First Container
1. Create a container using Alpine edge named my-alpine.
  
  sudo lxc launch images:alpine/edge my-alpine
Challenge

List the Containers
1. List your containers.
  
  sudo lxc list
Challenge

Connect to a Container
1. Execute an ash shell in your my-alpine container.
  
  sudo lxc exec my-alpine -- /bin/ash
2. Create a file named hello.txt.
  
  echo hello world > hello.txt

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