OpenVZ is an operating system-level virtualization technology that allows multiple isolated Linux containers on a single physical server. Fedora CoreOS is a lightweight, secure, and container-optimized operating system. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install OpenVZ on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.
Before installing OpenVZ, you need to install some required packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf install epel-release wget curl selinux-policy-devel -y
OpenVZ is not available in Fedora CoreOS's default repository, so you need to import OpenVZ's public key to verify the packages. Run the following command to import the key:
sudo rpm --import https://download.openvz.org/RPM-GPG-Key-OpenVZ
Create a new file named openvz.repo in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/openvz.repo
Copy and paste the following content into the file:
[openvz-kernel-rhel7]
name=OpenVZ RHEL7-based kernel
#baseurl=https://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/rhel7-5-3-mc4/
baseurl=https://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/rhel7-5.13.3/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://download.openvz.org/RPM-GPG-Key-OpenVZ
[openvz-rhel7]
name=OpenVZ RHEL7-based
#baseurl=https://download.openvz.org/template/precreated/os/el7/x86_64/
baseurl=https://download.openvz.org/template/precreated/centos-7-x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://download.openvz.org/RPM-GPG-Key-OpenVZ
Save and close the file.
Run the following command to install OpenVZ kernel and tools:
sudo dnf install vzkernel vzctl vzquota ploop -y
After the installation is complete, reboot the system to boot into the OpenVZ kernel.
sudo reboot
After rebooting the system, check if OpenVZ has been installed successfully by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status vz
If everything is working correctly, you should see the output as "Active: active (exited)".
You have successfully installed OpenVZ on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. You can now start creating and managing OpenVZ containers on your server.
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