[lxc-users] About creating a BTRFS file instead of a BTRFS partition

[Marcel Sánchez Toledano]

Partially yes. Thanks for that.

Maybe is a bit offtopic, but.. Do you know any manual or website where I
can found information about creating a image file with BRTFS? I have tried
with no luck...

Thank you again,


*Marcel Sánchez Toledano*



2014-06-04 12:58 GMT+02:00 Fajar A. Nugraha <list at fajar.net>:

> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Marcel Sánchez Toledano <
> marcelsanchezt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all again,
> >
> > Recently I've been asked if it's possible to store LXC containers in a
> BTRFS
> > filesystem. I know it is possible to do this creating a partition in
> BTRFS
> > and setting the path in that partition.
> >
> > But what I need to know if it's possible to create the BTRFS filesystem
> > inside a file (not a partition). I mean, an expandable file, which will
> be
> > the path for LXC containers.
>
> from "man lxc.container.conf":
>
>        lxc.rootfs
>               specify  the  root  file  system for the container. It can
> be an *image file*, a directory or a block device.
>
>
> Does that answer your question?
>
> --
> Fajar
>
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