Containers

OCI-compatible containers for running custom applications.

New Container items can be added.

Container

A container instance.

  • Image - The container image.
  • Mounts - Mount storage inside the container.
  • Files - Place configuration and script files inside the container.
  • Network - The networks to provide to the container.
  • Services - Define services that the container provides.
  • Permissions - Control the container's system permissions.
  • Environment variables - Pass these environment variables into the container.
  • Logs - Collect messages sent from the container.
  • Serial ports - Provide the container with access to serial ports.

Commands

  • Restart - Restart this container now.

Properties

Enable

Enable this container.

  • Data type: boolean
  • Default: true
  • Configuration

CLI: (cli)> config compute container <key> enable

Label

The label used to describe and locate this container.

  • Data type: string
  • Configuration
  • Optional

CLI: (cli)> config compute container <key> label

Resource tags

Apply these tags to resources associated with the container.

Tagging provides a convenient method for finding single and group resources. The container label is automatically added to resource tags.

  • Data type: string list
  • Configuration

CLI: (cli)> config compute container <key> tags

Status

The current status of this container.

  • Data type: string
  • Status

CLI: (cli)> show compute container <key> status

Hostname

The hostname available inside the container.

Leave blank to have the hostname derived from the container name.

  • Data type: string
  • Configuration
  • Optional

CLI: (cli)> config compute container <key> hostname

Entrypoint arguments

Arguments to be provided to the containers entry point.

  • Data type: string list
  • Configuration

CLI: (cli)> config compute container <key> args