Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Install LXD

   Install LXD via snap:

   sudo snap install lxd --channel=3.0/stable
   

2. Challenge

   Add cloud_user to lxd Group

   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.

3. Challenge

   Initialize LXD

   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