How-to guides

These how-to guides cover key operations and processes in LXD.

• Clustering
  • Configure networks
  • Configure storage
  • Form a cluster
  • Manage a cluster
  • Manage instances
  • Recover a cluster
  • Set up cluster groups
• Getting started
  • Access the documentation
  • Access the UI
  • Contribute to LXD
  • Get support
  • Initialize LXD
  • Install LXD
• Images
  • Associate profiles
  • Copy and import images
  • Create images
  • Manage images
  • Use remote images
• Instances
  • Access files
  • Access the console
  • Add a routed NIC to a VM
  • Back up instances
  • Configure instances
  • Create instances
  • Manage instances
  • Run commands
  • Troubleshoot errors
  • Use cloud-init
  • Use profiles
• LXD server and client
  • Add command aliases
  • Add remote servers
  • Configure the LXD server
  • Expose LXD to the network
• Migration
  • Import existing machines
  • Migrate from LXC
  • Move instances
• Networking
  • Configure a network
  • Configure as BGP server
  • Configure forwards
  • Configure network ACLs
  • Configure network zones
  • Create a network
  • Display IPAM information
  • Configure your firewall
  • Integrate with resolved
  • Configure load balancers
  • Configure peer routing
  • Set up OVN
• Production setup
  • Back up a server
  • Benchmark performance
  • Increase bandwidth
  • Monitor metrics
  • Recover instances
• Projects
  • Confine projects to users
  • Create and configure
  • Work with projects
• Storage
  • Back up a volume
  • Create an instance in a pool
  • Manage buckets
  • Manage pools
  • Manage volumes
  • Move or copy a volume
• Troubleshooting
  • Configure your firewall
  • Debug LXD
  • Frequently asked
  • Troubleshoot instances