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    • Getting started
      • Install LXD
      • Initialize LXD
      • Manage the snap
      • Access the UI
      • Access documentation
      • Get support
    • LXD server and client
      • Expose LXD to the network
      • Configure the LXD server
      • Configure OIDC authentication with Auth0
      • Configure OIDC authentication with Ory Hydra
      • Configure OIDC authentication with Keycloak
      • Configure OIDC authentication with Microsoft Entra ID
      • Add remote servers
      • Add command aliases
    • Instances
      • Create instances
      • Configure instances
      • Manage instances
      • Use profiles
      • Troubleshoot errors
      • Access files
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      • Run commands
      • Use cloud-init
      • Add a routed NIC to a VM
      • Back up instances
      • Migrate instances
      • Import existing machines
      • Pass NVIDIA GPUs
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      • Use remote images
      • Manage images
      • Associate profiles
      • Copy and import images
      • Create images
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      • Create and configure
      • Work with projects
      • Confine users to projects
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      • Manage volumes
      • Manage buckets
      • Create an instance in a pool
      • Back up a volume
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      • Create a network
      • Configure a network
      • Configure as BGP server
      • Configure network ACLs
      • Configure forwards
      • Configure network zones
      • Configure your firewall
      • Integrate with resolved
      • Set up OVN
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      • Configure peer routing
      • Display IPAM information
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      • Configure your firewall
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      • Form a cluster
      • Manage a cluster
      • Configure networks
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      • Recover a cluster
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      • Benchmark performance
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      • Send logs to Loki
      • Set up Grafana
      • Back up a server
      • Recover instances
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        • Type: nic
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        • Type: unix-block
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        • Type: gpu
        • Type: infiniband
        • Type: proxy
        • Type: unix-hotplug
        • Type: tpm
        • Type: pci
      • Units for storage and network limits
    • Preseed YAML file fields
    • Project configuration
    • Storage drivers
      • Btrfs - btrfs
      • CephFS - cephfs
      • Ceph Object - cephobject
      • Ceph RBD - ceph
      • Dell PowerFlex - powerflex
      • Pure Storage - pure
      • Directory - dir
      • LVM - lvm
      • ZFS - zfs
    • Networks
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      • SR-IOV network
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      • Main API specification
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      • Events API documentation
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      • OVN implementation
      • VM live migration implementation
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TutorialsΒΆ

The following tutorial guides you through installing and initializing LXD, creating and configuring some instances, interacting with the instances, and creating snapshots:

  • First steps with LXD
  • Getting started with the UI
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