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nixos/doc/manual/administration/containers.xml
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contrast, in the imperative approach, containers are configured and updated
independently from the host system.
</para>
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<xi:include href="imperative-containers.xml" />
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<xi:include href="../from_md/administration/imperative-containers.section.xml" />
<xi:include href="declarative-containers.xml" />
<xi:include href="container-networking.xml" />
</chapter>
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nixos/doc/manual/administration/imperative-containers.section.md
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# Imperative Container Management {#sec-imperative-containers}
+
+
We'll cover imperative container management using `nixos-container`
+
first. Be aware that container management is currently only possible as
+
`root`.
+
+
You create a container with identifier `foo` as follows:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container create foo
+
```
+
+
This creates the container's root directory in `/var/lib/containers/foo`
+
and a small configuration file in `/etc/containers/foo.conf`. It also
+
builds the container's initial system configuration and stores it in
+
`/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-container/foo/system`. You can modify the
+
initial configuration of the container on the command line. For
+
instance, to create a container that has `sshd` running, with the given
+
public key for `root`:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container create foo --config '
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services.openssh.enable = true;
+
users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = ["ssh-dss AAAAB3N…"];
+
'
+
```
+
+
By default the next free address in the `10.233.0.0/16` subnet will be
+
chosen as container IP. This behavior can be altered by setting
+
`--host-address` and `--local-address`:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container create test --config-file test-container.nix \
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--local-address 10.235.1.2 --host-address 10.235.1.1
+
```
+
+
Creating a container does not start it. To start the container, run:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container start foo
+
```
+
+
This command will return as soon as the container has booted and has
+
reached `multi-user.target`. On the host, the container runs within a
+
systemd unit called `container@container-name.service`. Thus, if
+
something went wrong, you can get status info using `systemctl`:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# systemctl status container@foo
+
```
+
+
If the container has started successfully, you can log in as root using
+
the `root-login` operation:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container root-login foo
+
[root@foo:~]#
+
```
+
+
Note that only root on the host can do this (since there is no
+
authentication). You can also get a regular login prompt using the
+
`login` operation, which is available to all users on the host:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container login foo
+
foo login: alice
+
Password: ***
+
```
+
+
With `nixos-container run`, you can execute arbitrary commands in the
+
container:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container run foo -- uname -a
+
Linux foo 3.4.82 #1-NixOS SMP Thu Mar 20 14:44:05 UTC 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
+
```
+
+
There are several ways to change the configuration of the container.
+
First, on the host, you can edit
+
`/var/lib/container/name/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`, and run
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container update foo
+
```
+
+
This will build and activate the new configuration. You can also specify
+
a new configuration on the command line:
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container update foo --config '
+
services.httpd.enable = true;
+
services.httpd.adminAddr = "foo@example.org";
+
networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 ];
+
'
+
+
# curl http://$(nixos-container show-ip foo)/
+
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">…
+
```
+
+
However, note that this will overwrite the container's
+
`/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`.
+
+
Alternatively, you can change the configuration from within the
+
container itself by running `nixos-rebuild switch` inside the container.
+
Note that the container by default does not have a copy of the NixOS
+
channel, so you should run `nix-channel --update` first.
+
+
Containers can be stopped and started using `nixos-container
+
stop` and `nixos-container start`, respectively, or by using
+
`systemctl` on the container's service unit. To destroy a container,
+
including its file system, do
+
+
```ShellSession
+
# nixos-container destroy foo
+
```
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nixos/doc/manual/administration/imperative-containers.xml
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-imperative-containers">
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<title>Imperative Container Management</title>
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<para>
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We’ll cover imperative container management using
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<command>nixos-container</command> first. Be aware that container management
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is currently only possible as <literal>root</literal>.
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</para>
-
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<para>
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You create a container with identifier <literal>foo</literal> as follows:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container create <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
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</screen>
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This creates the container’s root directory in
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<filename>/var/lib/containers/<replaceable>foo</replaceable></filename> and a small configuration file
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in <filename>/etc/containers/<replaceable>foo</replaceable>.conf</filename>. It also builds the
-
container’s initial system configuration and stores it in
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<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-container/<replaceable>foo</replaceable>/system</filename>. You can
-
modify the initial configuration of the container on the command line. For
-
instance, to create a container that has <command>sshd</command> running,
-
with the given public key for <literal>root</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container create <replaceable>foo</replaceable> --config '
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<xref linkend="opt-services.openssh.enable"/> = true;
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<link linkend="opt-users.users._name_.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys">users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys</link> = ["ssh-dss AAAAB3N…"];
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'
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</screen>
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By default the next free address in the <literal>10.233.0.0/16</literal> subnet will be chosen
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as container IP. This behavior can be altered by setting <literal>--host-address</literal> and
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<literal>--local-address</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container create test --config-file test-container.nix \
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--local-address 10.235.1.2 --host-address 10.235.1.1
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</screen>
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</para>
-
-
<para>
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Creating a container does not start it. To start the container, run:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container start <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
-
</screen>
-
This command will return as soon as the container has booted and has reached
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<literal>multi-user.target</literal>. On the host, the container runs within
-
a systemd unit called
-
<literal>container@<replaceable>container-name</replaceable>.service</literal>.
-
Thus, if something went wrong, you can get status info using
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<command>systemctl</command>:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>systemctl status container@<replaceable>foo</replaceable>
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</screen>
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</para>
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-
<para>
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If the container has started successfully, you can log in as root using the
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<command>root-login</command> operation:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container root-login <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
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<prompt>[root@foo:~]#</prompt>
-
</screen>
-
Note that only root on the host can do this (since there is no
-
authentication). You can also get a regular login prompt using the
-
<command>login</command> operation, which is available to all users on the
-
host:
-
<screen>
-
<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container login <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
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foo login: alice
-
Password: ***
-
</screen>
-
With <command>nixos-container run</command>, you can execute arbitrary
-
commands in the container:
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<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container run <replaceable>foo</replaceable> -- uname -a
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Linux foo 3.4.82 #1-NixOS SMP Thu Mar 20 14:44:05 UTC 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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</screen>
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</para>
-
-
<para>
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There are several ways to change the configuration of the container. First,
-
on the host, you can edit
-
<literal>/var/lib/container/<replaceable>name</replaceable>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal>,
-
and run
-
<screen>
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<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container update <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
-
</screen>
-
This will build and activate the new configuration. You can also specify a
-
new configuration on the command line:
-
<screen>
-
<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container update <replaceable>foo</replaceable> --config '
-
<xref linkend="opt-services.httpd.enable"/> = true;
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<xref linkend="opt-services.httpd.adminAddr"/> = "foo@example.org";
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<xref linkend="opt-networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts"/> = [ 80 ];
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'
-
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<prompt># </prompt>curl http://$(nixos-container show-ip <replaceable>foo</replaceable>)/
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&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">…
-
</screen>
-
However, note that this will overwrite the container’s
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<filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>.
-
</para>
-
-
<para>
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Alternatively, you can change the configuration from within the container
-
itself by running <command>nixos-rebuild switch</command> inside the
-
container. Note that the container by default does not have a copy of the
-
NixOS channel, so you should run <command>nix-channel --update</command>
-
first.
-
</para>
-
-
<para>
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Containers can be stopped and started using <literal>nixos-container
-
stop</literal> and <literal>nixos-container start</literal>, respectively, or
-
by using <command>systemctl</command> on the container’s service unit. To
-
destroy a container, including its file system, do
-
<screen>
-
<prompt># </prompt>nixos-container destroy <replaceable>foo</replaceable>
-
</screen>
-
</para>
-
</section>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-imperative-containers">
+
<title>Imperative Container Management</title>
+
<para>
+
We’ll cover imperative container management using
+
<literal>nixos-container</literal> first. Be aware that container
+
management is currently only possible as <literal>root</literal>.
+
</para>
+
<para>
+
You create a container with identifier <literal>foo</literal> as
+
follows:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container create foo
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
This creates the container’s root directory in
+
<literal>/var/lib/containers/foo</literal> and a small configuration
+
file in <literal>/etc/containers/foo.conf</literal>. It also builds
+
the container’s initial system configuration and stores it in
+
<literal>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-container/foo/system</literal>.
+
You can modify the initial configuration of the container on the
+
command line. For instance, to create a container that has
+
<literal>sshd</literal> running, with the given public key for
+
<literal>root</literal>:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container create foo --config '
+
services.openssh.enable = true;
+
users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [&quot;ssh-dss AAAAB3N…&quot;];
+
'
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
By default the next free address in the
+
<literal>10.233.0.0/16</literal> subnet will be chosen as container
+
IP. This behavior can be altered by setting
+
<literal>--host-address</literal> and
+
<literal>--local-address</literal>:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container create test --config-file test-container.nix \
+
--local-address 10.235.1.2 --host-address 10.235.1.1
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
Creating a container does not start it. To start the container, run:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container start foo
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
This command will return as soon as the container has booted and has
+
reached <literal>multi-user.target</literal>. On the host, the
+
container runs within a systemd unit called
+
<literal>container@container-name.service</literal>. Thus, if
+
something went wrong, you can get status info using
+
<literal>systemctl</literal>:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# systemctl status container@foo
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
If the container has started successfully, you can log in as root
+
using the <literal>root-login</literal> operation:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container root-login foo
+
[root@foo:~]#
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
Note that only root on the host can do this (since there is no
+
authentication). You can also get a regular login prompt using the
+
<literal>login</literal> operation, which is available to all users
+
on the host:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container login foo
+
foo login: alice
+
Password: ***
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
With <literal>nixos-container run</literal>, you can execute
+
arbitrary commands in the container:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container run foo -- uname -a
+
Linux foo 3.4.82 #1-NixOS SMP Thu Mar 20 14:44:05 UTC 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
There are several ways to change the configuration of the container.
+
First, on the host, you can edit
+
<literal>/var/lib/container/name/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal>,
+
and run
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container update foo
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
This will build and activate the new configuration. You can also
+
specify a new configuration on the command line:
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container update foo --config '
+
services.httpd.enable = true;
+
services.httpd.adminAddr = &quot;foo@example.org&quot;;
+
networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 ];
+
'
+
+
# curl http://$(nixos-container show-ip foo)/
+
&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN&quot;&gt;…
+
</programlisting>
+
<para>
+
However, note that this will overwrite the container’s
+
<literal>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal>.
+
</para>
+
<para>
+
Alternatively, you can change the configuration from within the
+
container itself by running <literal>nixos-rebuild switch</literal>
+
inside the container. Note that the container by default does not
+
have a copy of the NixOS channel, so you should run
+
<literal>nix-channel --update</literal> first.
+
</para>
+
<para>
+
Containers can be stopped and started using
+
<literal>nixos-container stop</literal> and
+
<literal>nixos-container start</literal>, respectively, or by using
+
<literal>systemctl</literal> on the container’s service unit. To
+
destroy a container, including its file system, do
+
</para>
+
<programlisting>
+
# nixos-container destroy foo
+
</programlisting>
+
</section>