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Reconfiguring a LXD Server
Throughout the lifetime of a LXD server, we will undoubtedly come across moments when our current configuration is no longer working for us. Luckily, LXD provides a number of options for updating our LXD configuration with only a few commands. In this hand-on lab, we'll make some adjustments to the provided LXD server to ensure it suits our needs.

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Set the HTTPS Address
To set the HTTPS address so our server is available over the network, we can use:
lxc config set core.https_address 10.0.1.100
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Set 24-Hour Image Updates
Enable auto-updates:
lxc config set images.auto_update_cached true
Then set them to run every 24 hours:
lxc config set images.auto_update_interval 24
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Set the Compression Algorithm
Change the compression algorithm for images to bzip2:
lxc config set images.compression_algorithm bzip2
We can check our work with:
lxc config show
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