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CONTAINER-CREATE-D(1) Open Infrastructure CONTAINER-CREATE-D(1)

container-create-debootstrap - Create a basic Debian based container with debootstrap or mmdebstrap

container create -s debootstrap [OPTIONS] cnt cr -s debootstrap [OPTIONS]

container create -s mmdebstrap [OPTIONS] cnt cr -s mmdebstrap [OPTIONS]

The debootstrap container creation script uses debootstrap(8) or mmdebstrap(1) to create a Debian based container.

This script creates a pure Debian system with three modificiations:

•apt cache of packages downloaded during debootstrap is cleaned

•hostname is set (container name) in /etc/hostname

•root password is set (user specified or 16 random characters)

The following script options are available:

-n, --name=NAME

Specify container name.

-a, --architecture=ARCHITECTURE

Specify the Debian architecture, defaults to the host systems architecture.

-d, --distribution=DISTRIBUTION

Specify the Debian distribution, defaults to stretch.

-m, --mirror=MIRROR

Specify the Debian mirror, defaults to https://deb.debian.org/debian.

-p, --root-password=PASSWORD

Specify the root password, defaults to a random 16 character password.

Create a Debian 9 (stretch) based container with same architecture as the host system using debootstrap:

sudo container create -s debootstrap -n stretch.example.net

Create a Debian 9 (stretch) based container with different architecture as the host system using mmdebstrap:

sudo container create -s mmdebstrap -n stretch-i386.example.net — -a i386

compute-tools(7), container(1).

More information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage at https://open-infrastructure.net.

Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List <software@lists.open-infrastructure.net>.

Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System at https://bugs.debian.org.

compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> and others.

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