Figure out how to host NixOS LXC containers on buskerud #145

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oysteikt · 2024-08-26T17:15:07+02:00

oysteikt commented

2024-08-26 17:15:07 +02:00

This should be easy in theory, but last time I tried following the guide it went horribly wrong. I don't remember the exact errors, but there are probably some extra steps involved. It would be nice if we could document exactly how it's done on the wiki.

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2024-08-26 20:45:08 +02:00

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oysteikt commented

2024-12-08 01:25:49 +01:00

Only works via cli apparently: https://mtlynch.io/notes/nixos-proxmox/

oysteikt commented

2024-12-10 00:51:19 +01:00

# Where the template file is located
TEMPLATE_STORAGE='local'
# Name of the template file downloaded from Hydra.
TEMPLATE_FILE='nixos-24.11-2024-12-08-lxdContainerImage.x86_64-linux.tar.xz'
# Name to assign to new NixOS container.
CONTAINER_HOSTNAME='ustetind'
# Which storage location to place the new NixOS container.
CONTAINER_STORAGE='tank'
# How much RAM to assign the new container.
CONTAINER_RAM_IN_MB='8196'
# How much disk space to assign the new container.
CONTAINER_DISK_SIZE_IN_GB='200'

pct create "$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)" \
  --arch amd64 \
  "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE_FILE}" \
  --ostype unmanaged \
  --description nixos \
  --hostname "${CONTAINER_HOSTNAME}" \
  --net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp,firewall=1 \
  --storage "${CONTAINER_STORAGE}" \
  --memory "${CONTAINER_RAM_IN_MB}" \
  --rootfs ${CONTAINER_STORAGE}:${CONTAINER_DISK_SIZE_IN_GB} \
  --unprivileged 1 \
  --features nesting=1 \
  --cmode console \
  --onboot 1 \
  --start 1

```bash # Where the template file is located TEMPLATE_STORAGE='local' # Name of the template file downloaded from Hydra. TEMPLATE_FILE='nixos-24.11-2024-12-08-lxdContainerImage.x86_64-linux.tar.xz' # Name to assign to new NixOS container. CONTAINER_HOSTNAME='ustetind' # Which storage location to place the new NixOS container. CONTAINER_STORAGE='tank' # How much RAM to assign the new container. CONTAINER_RAM_IN_MB='8196' # How much disk space to assign the new container. CONTAINER_DISK_SIZE_IN_GB='200' pct create "$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)" \ --arch amd64 \ "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE_FILE}" \ --ostype unmanaged \ --description nixos \ --hostname "${CONTAINER_HOSTNAME}" \ --net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp,firewall=1 \ --storage "${CONTAINER_STORAGE}" \ --memory "${CONTAINER_RAM_IN_MB}" \ --rootfs ${CONTAINER_STORAGE}:${CONTAINER_DISK_SIZE_IN_GB} \ --unprivileged 1 \ --features nesting=1 \ --cmode console \ --onboot 1 \ --start 1 ```

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Reference: Drift/issues#145