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Learning Proxmox VE

You're reading from   Learning Proxmox VE Unleash the power of Proxmox VE by setting up a dedicated virtual environment to serve both containers and virtual machines

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783981786
Length 224 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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From template to container

You may have noted that when you've highlighted an item in storage—ISO or template, the option to Create CT (container) or Create VM (virtual machine) appears at the top of the right-hand frame. To build a container from a template with Proxmox VE:

  1. Have, at least, the following information ready:
    • A password for the root user
    • A name for the host
    • A free IPv4 address for the host
    • Max amount of RAM
    • CPU count
    • An idea of the storage space you want for the (virtual) hard drive (in GB)
    • The IPv4 address of the internet gateway
    • The appropriate subnet mask of the network the host is on
  2. Once you're certain of this information, select the template in local that you want to build a container from.
  3. Click on the Create CT button at the top right (see the following screenshot).

    From template to container

    Create CT and VM to appear at the top of the right-hand corner

  4. Clicking on Create CT will start the Create LXC Container dialog, which provides a GUI for configuring the...
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