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Set up and configure LXD on Fedora
Linux containers can be described as a form of operating system-level virtualization for the Linux operating system. On the other hand, LXD is a reliable system container manager. Today, we are going to take a look at setting up and configuring LXD on a Fedora Linux server.
Before we begin, we need a Fedora Linux server running on either bare metal or in the cloud.
How to set up & configure LXD on Fedora
- First, install the Snapd package on our Fedora system with this command:
sudo dnf install snapd - Then, create a symlink with the `ln` command to make sure Snapd paths are updated correctly:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap - Next, verify the Snapd version as seen below:
snap version - Now, run this Snap command to install LXD:
sudo systemctl restart snapd.service
sudo snap install lxd
In case we run into a warning about the Snap bin directory not being in our `$PATH`, we have to log out and log in again to update our session.
- At this point, we have to verify LXD installation as seen here:
sudo snap enable lxd
sudo snap services lxd
- In case the LXD service is not active, we can start it with this command:
sudo snap start lxd - Now, add a Linux user to the LXD group:
sudo usermod -a -G lxd username
newgrp lxd
We have to log out and log back in if the session is not activated.
- At this point, we have to configure LXD by running this command:
lxd initIf we run into a warning about cgroup v2 not being fully supported, our experts suggest ignoring the warning for Fedora Linux 32.
- Then, make sure the LXC client is communicating with the LXD daemon:
lxc list - Now, allow traffic between the LXD bridge (`lxdbr0`) and the Internet by adding the bridge interface to the trusted zone:
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=trusted --change-interface=lxdbr0 --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
- Furthermore, we can view the list of available LXD images with this command:
lxc image list images:
After the above steps, we can use the `launch` command to create and start containers from images:
lxc launch images:{distro}/{version}/{arch} {container-name-here}
Furthermore, we can enable snaps on Fedora and install LXD-BGP for additional features:
sudo dnf install snapd
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
sudo snap install lxd-bgp
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Conclusion
In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to set up & configure LXD on Fedora.
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