container-build1
Build a container
Usage
container build
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cnt b
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Overview
The container build command builds a container based on a script.
Scripts
The following build scripts are available:
debootstrap:-
Basic script to build Debian based container, see container-build-debootstrap(1).
debconf:-
Advanced script to automatically build Debian based container, see container-build-debconf(1).
default:-
Symlink (if existing) to a build script which is used if no script was specified. On Debian based system this can be managed through update-alternatives(1), i.e. 'sudo update-alternatives --config container_build-script'.
Options
The following container build options are available:
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-n, --name='NAME': -
Specify container name.
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-c, --capability='CAPABILITY': -
Specify capabilities to grant, see capabilities(7).
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-d, --drop-capability='DROP_CAPABILITY': -
Specify capabilities to drop, see capabilities(7).
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-s, --script='SCRIPT': -
Specify container build script, defaults to 'debootstrap'.
- -v, --verbose:
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Explain what is being done.
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-b, --bind='DIRECTORY:DIRECTORY[:OPTIONS][;DIRECTORY:DIRECTORY[:OPTIONS]]': -
Specify container read-write bind mounts, see systemd-nspawn(1) --bind option.
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--bind-ro='DIRECTORY:DIRECTORY[:OPTIONS][;DIRECTORY:DIRECTORY[:OPTIONS]]': -
Specify container read-only bind mounts, see systemd-nspawn(1) --bind-ro option.
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--cnt-overlay='DIRECTORY_LOWER:DIRECTORY_UPPER:DIRECTORY_WORK:DIRECTORY_MERGED[;DIRECTORY_UPPER:DIRECTORY_LOWER:DIRECTORY_WORK:DIRECTORY_MERGED]': -
Specify container overlay mounts, see Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt.
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--cnt.overlay-options='OPTION1,OPTION2[;OPTION3,OPTION4]': -
Specify container overlay mount options, see Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt.
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--cnt.start='OPTION1[,OPTION2,...]': -
Specify container start options, see container-start(1).
Examples
Build example.net container using debootstrap script:
sudo container build -n example.net -s debootstrap
Build example.net container using debconf script:
sudo container build -n example.net -s debconf
Build example.net container with the default build script and start it:
sudo container build,start -n example.net
Homepage
More information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage ( <https://open-infrastructure.net> ).
Contact
Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List < <[email protected]> >.
Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System ( <https://bugs.debian.org> ).
Releases
2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.