Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@hagix9
Forked from mattwillsher/lxc-centos
Last active March 11, 2024 12:23
Show Gist options
  • Save hagix9/3514296 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save hagix9/3514296 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
LXC CentOS template. Work with Ubuntu if the yum package is installed
#!/bin/bash
#
# template script for generating CentOS container for LXC
#
#
# lxc: linux Container library
# Authors:
# Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr>
# Ramez Hanna <rhanna@informatiq.org>
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
# Lesser General Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#Configurations
arch=$(arch)
release=6
cache_base=/var/cache/lxc/centos/$arch
default_path=/var/lib/lxc
root_password=password
# is this centos?
[ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && is_centos=true
if [ "$arch" = "i686" ]; then
arch=i386
fi
configure_centos()
{
# disable selinux in centos
mkdir -p $rootfs_path/selinux
echo 0 > $rootfs_path/selinux/enforce
# configure the network using the dhcp
cat <<EOF > ${rootfs_path}/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes
IPV6INIT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME="$(if [ -x /etc/hostname ] && [ ! -z `cat /etc/hostname` ] ; then cat /etc/hostname ; else hostname ; fi )"
EOF
# set the dns
cat > ${rootfs_path}/etc/resolv.conf << END
# Google public DNS
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
END
# set the hostname
cat <<EOF > ${rootfs_path}/etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=${name}
EOF
# set minimal hosts
cat <<EOF > $rootfs_path/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost $name
::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
EOF
sed -i 's|.sbin.start_udev||' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's|.sbin.start_udev||' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
# don't mount devpts, for pete's sake
sed -i 's/^.*dev.pts.*$/#\0/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's/^.*dev.pts.*$/#\0/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's/^.*dev.pts.*$/#\0/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's/^.*dev.pts.*$/#\0/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's/^.*dev.pts.*$/#\0/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
sed -i 's/^#baseurl/baseurl/g' ${rootfs_path}/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
sed -i "s/\$releasever/$release.$releaseminor/g" ${rootfs_path}/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
sed -i '115,126s/^/#/' ${rootfs_path}/etc/rc.d/init.d/halt
chroot ${rootfs_path} chkconfig udev-post off
chroot ${rootfs_path} chkconfig network on
dev_path="${rootfs_path}/dev"
rm -rf $dev_path
mkdir -p $dev_path
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/null c 1 3
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/zero c 1 5
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/random c 1 8
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/urandom c 1 9
mkdir -m 755 ${dev_path}/pts
mkdir -m 1777 ${dev_path}/shm
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty c 5 0
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty0 c 4 0
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty1 c 4 1
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty2 c 4 2
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty3 c 4 3
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/tty4 c 4 4
mknod -m 600 ${dev_path}/console c 5 1
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/full c 1 7
mknod -m 600 ${dev_path}/initctl p
mknod -m 666 ${dev_path}/ptmx c 5 2
echo "setting root passwd to $root_password"
echo "root:$root_password" | chroot $rootfs_path chpasswd
# specifying this in the initial packages doesn't always work.
# echo "installing centos-release package"
# if [ ! -f ${rootfs_path}/etc/resolv.conf ]; then
# cp /etc/resolv.conf ${rootfs_path}/etc/resolv.conf
# remove_resolv=1
# fi
# chroot ${rootfs_path} rpm --rebuilddb
# chroot ${rootfs_path} yum --releasever=${release} -y install centos-release
# if [ ! -z $remove_resolv ]; then
# rm ${rootfs_path}/etc/resolv.conf
# fi
# silence some needless startup errors
touch ${rootfs_path}/etc/fstab
# give us a console on /dev/console
sed -i 's/ACTIVE_CONSOLES=.*$/ACTIVE_CONSOLES="\/dev\/console \/dev\/tty[1-4]"/' \
${rootfs_path}/etc/sysconfig/init
return 0
}
download_centos()
{
# check the mini centos was not already downloaded
INSTALL_ROOT=$cache/partial
mkdir -p $INSTALL_ROOT
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to create '$INSTALL_ROOT' directory"
return 1
fi
# download a mini centos into a cache
echo "Downloading centos minimal ..."
YUM="yum --installroot $INSTALL_ROOT -y --nogpgcheck"
PKG_LIST="yum initscripts passwd rsyslog vim-minimal dhclient chkconfig"
PKG_LIST="$PKG_LIST rootfiles policycoreutils centos-release openssh-server avahi"
PKG_LIST="$PKG_LIST openssh-clients sudo plymouth"
MIRRORLIST_URL="http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$release&arch=$arch&repo=os"
DOWNLOAD_OK=no
for trynumber in 1 2 3; do
[ $trynumber != 1 ] && echo "Trying again..."
MIRROR_URL=$(curl -s -S -f "$MIRRORLIST_URL" | head -n2 | tail -n1)
if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$MIRROR_URL" ]; then
echo "Failed to get a mirror"
continue
fi
RELEASE_URL="$MIRROR_URL/Packages/centos-release-$release-$releaseminor.el6.centos.10.$arch.rpm"
echo "Fetching from $RELEASE_URL"
curl -f "$RELEASE_URL" > $INSTALL_ROOT/centos-release-$release-$releaseminor.centos.$arch.rpm
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to download centos release rpm"
continue
fi
DOWNLOAD_OK=yes
break
done
if [ $DOWNLOAD_OK != yes ]; then
echo "Aborting"
return 1
fi
mkdir -p $INSTALL_ROOT/var/lib/rpm
rpm --root $INSTALL_ROOT --initdb
rpm --root $INSTALL_ROOT -ivh $INSTALL_ROOT/centos-release-$release-$releaseminor.centos.$arch.rpm
$YUM install $PKG_LIST
chroot $INSTALL_ROOT rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__*
chroot $INSTALL_ROOT rpm --rebuilddb
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to download the rootfs, aborting."
return 1
fi
mv "$INSTALL_ROOT" "$cache/rootfs"
echo "Download complete."
return 0
}
copy_centos()
{
# make a local copy of the minicentos
echo -n "Copying rootfs to $rootfs_path ..."
#cp -a $cache/rootfs-$arch $rootfs_path || return 1
# i prefer rsync (no reason really)
mkdir -p $rootfs_path
rsync -a $cache/rootfs/ $rootfs_path/
return 0
}
update_centos()
{
# chroot $cache/rootfs yum -y update
echo "Updates disabled"
}
install_centos()
{
mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
(
flock -x 200
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Cache repository is busy."
return 1
fi
echo "Checking cache download in $cache/rootfs ... "
if [ ! -e "$cache/rootfs" ]; then
download_centos
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to download 'centos base'"
return 1
fi
else
echo "Cache found. Updating..."
update_centos
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to update 'centos base', continuing with last known good cache"
else
echo "Update finished"
fi
fi
echo "Copy $cache/rootfs to $rootfs_path ... "
copy_centos
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to copy rootfs"
return 1
fi
return 0
) 200>/var/lock/subsys/lxc
return $?
}
copy_configuration()
{
mkdir -p $config_path
cat <<EOF >> $config_path/config
lxc.utsname = $name
lxc.tty = 4
lxc.pts = 1024
lxc.rootfs = $rootfs_path
lxc.mount = $config_path/fstab
# uncomment the next line to run the container unconfined:
#lxc.aa_profile = unconfined
#cgroups
lxc.cgroup.devices.deny = a
# /dev/null and zero
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:5 rwm
# consoles
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:1 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:0 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 4:0 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 4:1 rwm
# /dev/{,u}random
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:9 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:8 rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 136:* rwm
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:2 rwm
# rtc
lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 254:0 rwm
EOF
cat <<EOF > $config_path/fstab
proc proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
sysfs sys sysfs defaults 0 0
EOF
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Failed to add configuration"
return 1
fi
return 0
}
clean()
{
if [ ! -e $cache ]; then
exit 0
fi
# lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
(
flock -x 200
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo "Cache repository is busy."
exit 1
fi
echo -n "Purging the download cache for Centos-$release-$releaseminor..."
rm --preserve-root --one-file-system -rf $cache && echo "Done." || exit 1
exit 0
) 200>/var/lock/subsys/lxc
}
usage()
{
cat <<EOF
usage:
$1 -n|--name=<container_name>
[-p|--path=<path>] [-c|--clean] [-R|--release=<Centos_release>] [-A|--arch=<arch of the container>]
[-h|--help]
Mandatory args:
-n,--name container name, used to as an identifier for that container from now on
Optional args:
-p,--path path to where the container rootfs will be created, defaults to /var/lib/lxc. The container config will go under /var/lib/lxc in that case
-c,--clean clean the cache
-R,--release Centos release for the new container. if the host is Fedora, then it will defaultto the host's release.
-m,--release-minor Minor release number for the new containar
-A,--arch NOT USED YET. Define what arch the container will be [i686,x86_64]
-h,--help print this help
EOF
return 0
}
options=$(getopt -o hp:n:cR:m: -l help,path:,name:,clean,release:,releaseminor: -- "$@")
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
usage $(basename $0)
exit 1
fi
eval set -- "$options"
while true
do
case "$1" in
-h|--help) usage $0 && exit 0;;
-p|--path) path=$2; shift 2;;
-n|--name) name=$2; shift 2;;
-c|--clean) clean=$2; shift 2;;
-R|--release) release=$2; shift 2;;
-m|--releaseminor) releaseminor=$2; shift 2;;
--) shift 1; break ;;
*) break ;;
esac
done
if [ ! -z "$clean" -a -z "$path" ]; then
clean || exit 1
exit 0
fi
needed_pkgs=""
type yum >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
needed_pkgs="yum $needed_pkgs"
fi
type curl >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
needed_pkgs="curl $needed_pkgs"
fi
if [ -n "$needed_pkgs" ]; then
echo "Missing commands: $needed_pkgs"
echo "Please install these using \"sudo apt-get install $needed_pkgs\""
exit 1
fi
if [ -z "$path" ]; then
path=$default_path
fi
if [ -z "$release" ]; then
if [ "$is_centos" ]; then
release=$(cat /etc/centos-release |awk '/^Fedora/ {print $3}')
else
echo "This is not a centos host and release missing, defaulting to 6.4. use -R|--release to specify release"
release=6
fi
fi
if [ -z "$releaseminor" ]; then
releaseminor=4
fi
if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
echo "This script should be run as 'root'"
exit 1
fi
rootfs_path=$path/rootfs
config_path=$default_path/$name
cache=$cache_base/$release
revert()
{
echo "Interrupted, so cleaning up"
lxc-destroy -n $name
# maybe was interrupted before copy config
rm -rf $path/$name
rm -rf $default_path/$name
echo "exiting..."
exit 1
}
trap revert SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
copy_configuration
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "failed write configuration file"
exit 1
fi
install_centos
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "failed to install centos"
exit 1
fi
configure_centos
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "failed to configure centos for a container"
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -z $clean ]; then
clean || exit 1
exit 0
fi
echo "container rootfs and config created"
@buksy
Copy link

buksy commented Jun 26, 2014

Did some changes to get the container working on 14.04. Also changed the default minor version to be 5
Also changed the looping do be done for all the sites in the mirror list till a working one is found.
https://gist.github.com/buksy/76574f8d4296b081bf65

@vrastogi
Copy link

Be warned that it may not work with Fedora and similar (rpm-based) hosts. For me it overwrote many critical parts of the host such as the rpm db, libc,..., effectively making the host unusable.

@briceburg
Copy link

Forked to support 6.5-11.1 final release

https://gist.github.com/briceburg/17417af388a464251638

@anumercian
Copy link

This script is not working for Ubuntu 14.04, so I used @buksy's script from the link provided above. The script starts to work but gives this error:

curl: (7) Failed to connect to 6.5 is not a valid and current release or hasnt been released yet port 80: Connection timed out.

I am trying to install Centos LXC on Ubuntu 14.04 Virtual Machine (on Virtual Box). Any help is much appreciated.

@chuegel
Copy link

chuegel commented Oct 12, 2015

Take a look at this scripts: https://github.com/tpokorra/lxc-scripts

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment