When you know an LXD container you're setting up is going to be using a lot of storage space, it's generally a very good idea to move pressure off the ZFS partition you've setup for LXD. This way the data isn't inside the container, filling up our precious ZFS partition and is more accessible if another … Continue reading Adding writable host directory into an LXD container

If you've been using LXD, you're probably well familiar with the lxc snapshot command. The snapshot functionality included in LXD however leaves much to be desired. Especially if we're wanting to do more risky behavior in our containers, like auto updating packages. This is where lxdsnap comes in - a python based script that uses pylxd to … Continue reading LXD Automatic snapshotting