Import LXC container template from linuxcontainers.org

[andreisrr]

How can one import a LXC container template from linuxcontainers.org?
According to https://images.linuxcontainers.org/ there are many more LXC container templates then those available as predefined templates by PROXMOX. Understandably, since those in the template list are officially supported by PROXMOX.

LXC containers from linuxcontainers.org don't seem to be available as direct downloads, but only available through:

lxc create -name NAME -t download

Such a command will create a container on a generic system, but not one manageable through ProxmoxVE.

Apparently a Proxmox template (tried some Turnkey templates) is a .tar.gz or .tar.zst archive of the entire root filesystem of what is supposed to be the container.

Documentation here https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Linux_Container does not handle importing templates (ie from linuxcontainers).

I found this link https://wiki.chucknemeth.com/proxmox/lxc/lxc-template showing how to create your Proxmox LXC template from a modified container, but this relies on starting from an existing template.

 

[uhi]

I managed to grab the rquired file (rootfs.tar.xz) from one of their mirrors

e.g. https://fra1lxdmirror01.do.letsbuil.../9/amd64/default/20240206_07:46/rootfs.tar.xz

renamed that to oracle-linux-9-20240206_amd64.tar.xz, uploaded that file to Proxmox and was able to create a Oraclelinux 9 Container.

 

[eth]

You can also downlod the latest file directly from https://images.linuxcontainers.org/images/oracle/9/amd64/default/

 

[DavidReb]

I'd suggest to use the pveam command from the shell:

pveam available
pveam download <storage> <name>

I find this the easiest way.