pct

TLDR

List containers

$ pct list

Start/Stop container

$ pct start 100

Enter container shell

$ pct enter 100

Create container

$ pct create 100 local:vztmpl/distro.tar.zst --rootfs local-lvm:4

Resize disk

$ pct resize 100 rootfs 20G

Show configuration

$ pct config 100

Snapshot container

$ pct snapshot 100 my-snapshot --description "description"

Destroy container

$ pct destroy 100 --purge

SYNOPSIS

pct command [OPTIONS] [vmid]

DESCRIPTION

pct is the LXC container management tool for Proxmox VE. It provides a complete command-line interface for creating, configuring, starting, stopping, and managing Linux containers.

PARAMETERS

list

List all containers

create vmid template

Create a new container from template

config vmid

Display container configuration

set vmid

Modify container configuration

start vmid

Start a container

stop vmid

Stop a container

enter vmid

Access container shell

exec vmid command

Execute command in container

snapshot vmid name

Create a snapshot

destroy vmid

Remove a container

resize vmid disk size

Resize container disk

--purge

Remove all related resources when destroying

CAVEATS

Container IDs must be unique across the Proxmox cluster. Some operations require the container to be stopped. Nesting must be enabled for containers running Docker or LXC inside.

HISTORY

pct is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform, providing lightweight containerization using LXC technology.

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