--- title: 'conjure-up dev summary: you like LXD? we like LXD. Put your floaties on and step up to the Helm!' description: LXDWe’ve taken some preliminary steps in providing the user better feedback when wanting to deploy onto the localhost provider. If conjure-up isn’t able to talk to the same API endpoints Juju can then our probability of success is next to none.We do some fancy realtime UI updates so […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/conjure-up-dev-summary-you-like-lxd-we-like-lxd-put-your-floaties-on-and-step-up-to-the-helm?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Adam Stokes](https://canonical.com/blog/author/adam-stokes "More about Adam Stokes") on 26 August 2017 # conjure-up dev summary: you like LXD? we like LXD. Put your floaties on and step up to the Helm! 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Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## LXD We've taken some preliminary steps in providing the user better feedback when wanting to deploy onto the localhost provider. If **conjure-up** isn't able to talk to the same API endpoints Juju can then our probability of success is next to none. We do some fancy realtime UI updates so if you `snap install lxd` from another terminal **conjure-up** will automatically enable your localhost selection and allow you to proceed on. Also, we've extended our LXD support to allow you to select from known network bridges and storage pools. ## Helm Since [**enabling addons support**](http://blog.astokes.org/conjure-up-dev-summary-aws-cloud-native-integration-and-vsphere-3/) last week we've been looking into other products to integrate on top of our [**Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes (CDK)**](https://www.ubuntu.com/containers/kubernetes). It seemed appropriate to add [a package manager for k8s](https://helm.sh/). What's really nice about this is since we've enabled native cloud integration with **AWS** now **Helm** can easily take advantage of things like persistent storage when deploying applications such as databases. Getting **Helm** installed and ready to go is easy. Simply select it from our CDK spell addons: If needed, changing the **Helm** version you wish to install is available in our configuration screen: Once the deployment is complete you can start using **Helm** immediately with no additional configuration steps! You are now ready to go forth and install applications on top of your production grade Kubernetes :) Give it a try: ``` $ helm install stable/ghost $ helm install stable/dokuwiki ``` [Check out more Helm charts](https://kubeapps.com/) ### Do you have an application for Kubernetes? If you do and you want a streamlined and guided way to get that application into your users hands, [let's talk](https://rocket.ubuntu.com/channel/conjure-up). ### How to use these features Currently, **conjure-up** in our snap `--edge` channel contains all the latest features outlined in this summary: ``` sudo snap install conjure-up --classic --edge ``` Or to upgrade from stable ``` sudo snap refresh conjure-up --edge ``` #### Related posts --- [Aaron Whitehouse](https://canonical.com/blog/author/aaron-whitehouse) 8 October 2025 ### [Ubuntu worker nodes for OKE now in Limited Availability](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-worker-nodes-for-oracle-oke-now-in-limited-availability) Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog Oracle Kubernetes Engine now supports Ubuntu images for worker nodes natively, with no need for custom images 8 October 2025 – Today Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced that Ubuntu worker nodes for Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) are now available in Limited Availability. 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