Provided by: open-infrastructure-compute-tools_20240829-1_all
NAME
container-get-curl - Download a Debian based container by downloading a tarball over the network
SYNOPSIS
container get -s curl ['OPTIONS']
DESCRIPTION
The curl container download script uses curl(1) to download a tarball over the network to create a Debian based container. Depending on the tarball this script otherwise creates a pure Debian system with three modificiations: • hostname is set (container name) in /etc/hostname • systemd machine-id is generated in /etc/machine-id • root password is set (user specified or 16 random characters) Container images compute-tools will download tarballs from a server expecting that the images are tarballs with either gzip, lzip, xz, or no compression. See container-images.sh as an example on how to create your own container images.
OPTIONS
The following script options are available: -n, --name='NAME': Specify container name. -a, --architecture='ARCHITECTURE': Specify container architecture. --clean: Remove container tarball after successful download. -p, --root-password='PASSWORD': Specify the root password, defaults to a random 16 character password. --server='SERVER': Specify the image server to download from, defaults to ' <https://get.open-infrastructure.net/system/container/debian> '. --setup='SETUP': Specify the setup image name to download, defaults to the value specified through --system using the setup.tar.${COMPRESSION} suffix (where ${COMPRESSION} is either lz, xz, or gz depending on compressor availability on the host system). --system='SYSTEM': Specify the system image name to download, defaults to debian-bookworm-current_${ARCHITECTURE}.system.tar.${COMPRESSION} (where ${ARCHITECTURE} is the host systems architecture and ${COMPRESSION} either lz, xz, or gz depending on compressor availability on the host system).
EXAMPLES
Download a Debian 12 (bookworm) based container with same architecture as the host system: sudo container get -s curl -n bookworm.example.net Download a Debian 12 (bookworm) based container with different architecture as the host system: sudo container get -s curl -n bookworm-i386.example.net -- --system debian-bookworm-current_i386.system.tar.xz
FILES
The following files are used: /etc/compute-tools/config: Container configuration files. /usr/share/compute-tools/get-scripts: Container download scripts. /usr/share/doc/compute-tools: Container documentation. /var/lib/machines: Container directory. /var/cache/container: Container cache directory.
SEE ALSO
compute-tools(7), container(1).
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 < <software@lists.open-infrastructure.net> >. Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System ( <https://bugs.debian.org> ).
AUTHORS
compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann < <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> > and others.