diff --git a/content/posts/lxd-containers-for-human-beings.md b/content/posts/lxd-containers-for-human-beings.md index c73b93e..5c7cbb0 100644 --- a/content/posts/lxd-containers-for-human-beings.md +++ b/content/posts/lxd-containers-for-human-beings.md @@ -251,11 +251,18 @@ Just document your shit. ### System containers -Personally, I use system containers for everything else. I prefer the simplicity -of being able to shell into a system and work with it almost exactly +Personally, I prefer the workflow of system containers and use them for +everything else. Because they contain entire operating systems, you're able to +interact with it in a similar way to VMs or even your PC; you shell into it, +`apt install` whatever you need, set up the application, expose it over the +network (for example, on `0.0.0.0:8080`), proxy it on the container host, and +that's it! This process can be trivially automated with shell scripts, Ansible +roles, Chef, Puppet, whatever you like. ## Crash course to LXD +Quick instructions for installing LXD and setting up your first application. + ### Installation {{< adm type="note" >}}