Overview
Explore the management of LXD virtual machine images in this 28-minute video tutorial. Learn about accessing publicly available Linux OS images from various distributions through LXD's image server. Discover how to use the lxc CLI tool to download, cache, and delete images on your LXD host. Understand the differences between Simple Streams and LXD network protocols for image handling. Master the process of creating custom images from existing LXD virtual machines using the "lxc publish" command. Follow along with practical tasks, including examining images and remotes, applying filters to image searches, viewing image aliases, pre-caching images, configuring custom storage pools, and managing the local image cache.
Syllabus
Intro to Managing LXD Virtual Machine Images
LXD Remote Protocols
Finding LXD Virtual Machine Images
Pre-cache LXD VM Images Locally
Add New LXD Image Remote
Publish LXD VM Instances as Images
Practice Tasks for LXD Images
Examine LXD Images & Remotes
Apply Filter to LXD Image Search
View All LXD VM Image Aliases
Pre-cache LXD VM Image
Configure Custom LXD Storage Pool for Image Cache
Delete LXD VM Images From Local Cache
Taught by
Trevor Sullivan