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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml index 228c45b0c1f..f3f65edcec2 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/administration/declarative-containers.xml @@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ containers.database = </programlisting> If you run <literal>nixos-rebuild switch</literal>, the container will -be built and started. If the container was already running, it will be -updated in place, without rebooting.</para> +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) @@ -41,13 +43,15 @@ containers.database = 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 +<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>.</para> +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 |