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-trixie-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 13 (trixie) based container with same architecture as the host system:
          sudo container get -s curl -n trixie.example.net

       Download a Debian 13 (trixie) based container with different architecture as the host system:
          sudo     container     get     -s      curl      -n      trixie-i386.example.net      --      --system
          debian-trixie-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.

Open Infrastructure                               compute-tools                            container-get-curl(1)