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Name
container-limit - Limit resources of a container
Synopsis
container limit ['OPTIONS']
Description
The container limit command limits resources available to a container at runtime.
Options
The following container limit options are available:
-n, --name='NAME':
Specify container name.
--blockio-device-weight='DEVICE WEIGHT':
Specify device specific blockio weight, see systemd.resource-control(5).
--blockio-read-bandwidth='DEVICE BYTES':
Specify device specific blockio read bandwidth, see systemd.resource-control(5).
-b, --blockio-weight='WEIGHT':
Specify general blockio weight, see systemd.resource-control(5).
--blockio-write-bandwidth='DEVICE BYTES':
Specify device specific blockio write bandwidth, see systemd.resource-control(5).
-c, --cpu-quota='QUOTA':
Specify CPU quota, see systemd.resource-control(5).
--cpu-shares='SHARES':
Specify CPU shares, see systemd.resource-control(5).
-m, --memory-limit='BYTES':
Specify memory limit, see systemd.resource-control(5).
-t, --tasks-max='NUMBER':
Specify tasks max, see systemd.resource-control(5).
Examples
Set blockio weight for the example.net container:
sudo container limit -n example.net --blockio-weight 100
Set CPU quota for the example.net container:
sudo container limit -n example.net --cpu-quota 10%
Set memory limit for the example.net container to 1GB:
sudo container limit -n example.net --memory-limit 1G
Set tasks max for the example.net container to 100:
sudo container limit -n example.net --tasks-max 100
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-limit(1)