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LXD documentation 6.9
LXD documentation 6.9
  • LXD
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  • How-to guides
    • Getting started
      • Install LXD
      • Initialize LXD
      • Access the UI
      • Access documentation locally
    • LXD server and client
      • Configure the LXD server
      • Expose LXD to the network
      • Configure single sign-on with OIDC
        • Configure Auth0
        • Configure Ory Hydra
        • Configure Keycloak
        • Configure Entra ID
        • Configure Pocket ID
      • Add remote servers
      • Add command aliases
    • Instances
      • Create instances
      • Configure instances
      • Manage instances
      • Use profiles
      • Troubleshoot errors
      • Auto attach Ubuntu Pro
      • Access files
      • Access the console
      • Run commands
      • Use cloud-init
      • Add a routed NIC to a VM
      • Back up instances
      • Import existing machines
      • Migrate instances
      • Pass NVIDIA GPUs
    • Images
      • Use remote images
      • Manage images
      • Associate profiles
      • Copy and import images
      • Create images
    • Projects
      • Create and configure projects
      • Work with projects
      • Confine users to projects
    • Storage
      • Manage pools
      • Manage volumes
      • Manage buckets
      • Create or move an instance in a pool
      • Back up a custom volume
      • Move or copy a custom volume
      • Use the LXD CSI driver with Kubernetes
    • Networking
      • Create a network
      • Configure a network
      • Configure as BGP server
      • Configure network ACLs
      • Configure forwards
      • Configure network zones
      • Configure your firewall
      • Integrate with resolved
      • Set up OVN
      • Configure load balancers
      • Configure peer routing
      • Display IPAM information
    • Clustering
      • Form a cluster
      • Manage a cluster
      • Configure networks
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      • Manage instances
      • Set up cluster groups
      • Use placement groups
      • Recover a cluster
      • Recover orphaned volume entries
      • Set up a highly available virtual IP
      • Create cluster links
      • Manage cluster links
      • Set up replicators
      • Manage replicators
    • Production setup
      • Benchmark performance
      • Increase bandwidth
      • Monitor metrics
      • Monitor security events
      • Send logs to Loki
      • Set up Grafana
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      • Recover instances
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      • Disaster recovery with replicators
      • Decommission LXD
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        • LXD 4.0.11 LTS
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      • Units for storage and network limits
    • Preseed YAML file fields
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      • Directory - dir
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      • Dell PowerFlex - powerflex
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      • HPE Alletra - alletra
      • CephFS - cephfs
      • Ceph Object - cephobject
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    • Replicator configuration
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    • Provided metrics
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      • Environment variables
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      • User namespace setup
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      • VM live migration implementation
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      • ZFS storage driver
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Deprecation noticesΒΆ

Note

Refer to the LXD release notes for any additional, backwards-incompatible changes introduced by each version.

  • MAAS integration removed in 6.8

  • Local MinIO storage buckets removed in 6.8

  • VM 9p filesystem support for custom disk devices removed in 6.7

  • Instance placement scriptlet functionality removed in 6.6

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