One of the cool new features in Incus 6.3 is the ability to run OCI images (such as those for Docker) directly in Incus. You can certainly install the Docker packages in an Incus instance but that would put you in a situation of running a container in a container. Why not let Docker be …
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Feb 03 2024
How to customize Incus containers with cloud-init
Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With …
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Feb 01 2024
How to run a Windows virtual machine on Incus on Linux
Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With virtual machines, the full operating system boots …
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Apr 21 2021
How to setup multiple WordPress sites in LXD containers
My article was recently published on Linode on how to setup many WordPress websites on a single server, and put each website inside LXD containers. By doing so, you can have greater density on your VPS and more value for money. Apart from that, it also has great educational value to go through all the …
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Mar 05 2021
How to compile lxd-p2c to migrate physical servers to LXD containers
The lxd-p2c utility helps you to migrate your physical servers to LXD containers. Dan Mac Donald wrote a tutorial with practical instructions on how to perform such a migration. There has been a recent discussion on compiling lxd-p2c and I am summarizing here. You would run lxd-p2c on a physical server that is to be …
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