Intro to Virtual Machines With LXD on Linux

In this video, we introduce the open source LXD engine, and how you can create Linux virtual machines with it. LXD uses a client-server architecture, where LXD is the daemon (service), and "lxc" is the command line tool used to interact with the LXD engine. It is very similar to the client-server architecture used by Docker Engine.

LXD is excellent for:

➡️ Self-hosting network services (object storage, REST APIs, e-mail, etc.)
➡️ Running automated tests on different Linux distributions and versions
➡️ Learning about different Linux distributions, with minimal installation effort

00:00 - Intro to LXD for Virtual Machines
00:51 - Why Use LXD for VM Creation?
03:48 - How does LXD work on Linux?
06:42 - Install LXD on Linux servers
07:55 - Create Virtual Machines with LXC CLI command
11:11 - Overview of Pre-built LXD Images
11:45 - Install LXD with Snap Package
13:18 - Create Ubuntu Linux VM with LXC CLI
14:42 - Access Interactive Shell on LXD VM
18:15 - Launch Alpine Linux VM without Secure Boot

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[aaronprisk]

Hey Trevor, just wanted to say that this video series is excellent. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world!

[Heavy_Lvy]

you should make the bottom of the video darker so its easier to see the time stamps

[bitferret-rxrn]

Hello Trevor... back again... I wanted to ask if you have a resource explaining how to create a container with ssh keys pulled from the host or from a github repo?

[prajganesh]

Quick question. when you don't pass --vm flag, it creates a Container. So curious what's the difference betweenn VM and Container. Also what's the difference between Docker container vs lxd container? thanks

[HaitiSpaceAgency]

Error: The remote isn't a private LXD server

[whipncream]

do you think you can elaborate a little on the server side? are you using a server thats in your house or are you paying for access to a server just trying to learn and i cant do that without knowing the step before this and i cant find any documentation on it or sure what to even google if you could help that would be amazing im not expecting a full blown tutorial just a push in the right direction thanks :)

[Tmacs-ypvv]

Hi Trevor, im unable to apt update or upgrade my ubuntu-vm, do you know how can i troubleshoot this? Thanks, great videos

[jgc]

how do you get kvm to work on intel i5 windows box with a linux hyper-v vm?

[amblessedcoding]

Hello I do not understand this video
You didn't show step by step for windows users
You started form your own vm
Please make it understandable for windows users