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Copy files and directories between host and a LXD container?

ByPieter Bakker

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the “push” and “pull” command to easily copy files and directories between a host server and a LXC container and visa versa. In this example, on the host server, we will first create a file “myfile.txt” in the “tmp” directory. # touch /tmp/myfile.txt Now copy…

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Automatically update all your running LXD containers.

ByPieter Bakker

While you could perform common management of multiple LXD containers with tools like Ansible or Puppet, in this tutorial we are going to show how to work with a simple script that runs on the host and automatically updates/upgrades all running Debian/Ubuntu-based containers. We could extend the script to perform other tasks or include updates/upgrades…

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Set email alerts for root login on Linux servers.

ByPieter Bakker

As a Linux system administrator, it is important to know when someone logs into your server, especially as root. Unauthorized logins can cause serious security issues, as they can gain full access to the system and install unwanted and malicious software on it, among other things. Therefore, it is recommended to set up an automatic…

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How to convert a LXC container to a LXD container.

ByPieter Bakker

Until recently, we were still running a number of legacy LXC containers, which for years performed important mission-critical tasks very stably and with no significant problems. However, we decided to convert them to LXD containers to create a more homogeneous server environment and to simplify management. Switching to LXD also means more functionality and the…