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Graham Christensen
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="sec-declarative-containers">
<title>Declarative Container Specification</title>
<title>Declarative Container Specification</title>
<para>You can also specify containers and their configuration in the
hosts <filename>configuration.nix</filename>. For example, the
following specifies that there shall be a container named
<literal>database</literal> running PostgreSQL:
<para>
You can also specify containers and their configuration in the hosts
<filename>configuration.nix</filename>. For example, the following specifies
that there shall be a container named <literal>database</literal> running
PostgreSQL:
<programlisting>
containers.database =
{ config =
@@ -20,18 +19,18 @@ containers.database =
};
};
</programlisting>
If you run <literal>nixos-rebuild switch</literal>, the container will be
built. If the container was already running, it will be updated in place,
without rebooting. The container can be configured to start automatically by
setting <literal>containers.database.autoStart = true</literal> in its
configuration.
</para>
If you run <literal>nixos-rebuild switch</literal>, the container will
be built. If the container was already running, it will be
updated in place, without rebooting. The container can be configured to
start automatically by setting <literal>containers.database.autoStart = true</literal>
in its configuration.</para>
<para>By default, declarative containers share the network namespace
of the host, meaning that they can listen on (privileged)
ports. However, they cannot change the network configuration. You can
give a container its own network as follows:
<para>
By default, declarative containers share the network namespace of the host,
meaning that they can listen on (privileged) ports. However, they cannot
change the network configuration. You can give a container its own network as
follows:
<programlisting>
containers.database = {
<link linkend="opt-containers._name_.privateNetwork">privateNetwork</link> = true;
@@ -39,22 +38,23 @@ containers.database = {
<link linkend="opt-containers._name_.localAddress">localAddress</link> = "192.168.100.11";
};
</programlisting>
This gives the container a private virtual Ethernet interface with IP address
<literal>192.168.100.11</literal>, which is hooked up to a virtual Ethernet
interface on the host with IP address <literal>192.168.100.10</literal>. (See
the next section for details on container networking.)
</para>
This gives the container a private virtual Ethernet interface with IP
address <literal>192.168.100.11</literal>, which is hooked up to a
virtual Ethernet interface on the host with IP address
<literal>192.168.100.10</literal>. (See the next section for details
on container networking.)</para>
<para>To disable the container, just remove it from
<filename>configuration.nix</filename> and run <literal>nixos-rebuild
switch</literal>. Note that this will not delete the root directory of
the container in <literal>/var/lib/containers</literal>. Containers can be
destroyed using the imperative method: <literal>nixos-container destroy
foo</literal>.</para>
<para>Declarative containers can be started and stopped using the
corresponding systemd service, e.g. <literal>systemctl start
container@database</literal>.</para>
<para>
To disable the container, just remove it from
<filename>configuration.nix</filename> and run <literal>nixos-rebuild
switch</literal>. Note that this will not delete the root directory of the
container in <literal>/var/lib/containers</literal>. Containers can be
destroyed using the imperative method: <literal>nixos-container destroy
foo</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Declarative containers can be started and stopped using the corresponding
systemd service, e.g. <literal>systemctl start container@database</literal>.
</para>
</section>