Another container framework based on jails, to run FreeBSD containers on FreeBSD.
Every running instance is called pot, like the one that I use to cook all the different type of pasta.
It's heavily based on FreeBSD, in particular on jails, ZFS, pf and rctl.
The project's initial goal was to prove that FreeBSD has all the technologies to have a container-alike environment. The project then evolved into something more robust and feature-rich.
The project was presented for the first time at FOSDEM 2018: (talk page)
If you are more interested in jail orchestration, a nomad driver is provided to interact with pot and this work has been presented at FOSDEM 2020 (talk page)
The project's documentation is available at https://pot.pizzamig.dev
More in details:
- A Getting started guide is available here
- An installation guide, with detailed description is available here
A driver to allow nomad to interact with pot has been developed and available here
There is pot collection for Ansible provided by github user @zilti available at https://galaxy.ansible.com/zilti/pot.
pot provide an online help:
# pot help
Usage: pot command [options]
Commands:
help -- Show help
version -- Show the pot version
config -- Show pot framework configuration
ls/list -- List of the installed pots
show -- Show pot information
info -- Print minimal information on a pot
top -- Run the unix top in the pot
ps -- Show running pots
init -- Initialize the ZFS layout
de-init -- Deinstall pot from your system
vnet-start -- Start the vnet configuration
create-base -- Create a new base image
create-fscomp -- Create a new fs component
create-private-bridge -- Create a new private bridge
create -- Create a new pot (jail)
clone -- Clone a pot creating a new one
clone-fscomp - Clone a fscomp
rename -- Rename a pot
destroy -- Destroy a pot
prune -- Destroy not running prunable pots
copy-in -- Copy a file or a directory into a pot
mount-in -- Mount a directory, a zfs dataset or a fscomp into a pot
add-dep -- Add a dependency
set-rss -- Set a resource constraint
get-rss -- Get the current resource usage
set-cmd -- Set the command to start the pot
set-env -- Set environment variabls inside a pot
set-hosts -- Set etc/hosts entries inside a pot
set-hook -- Set hook scripts for a pot
set-attr -- Set a pot's attribute
get-attr -- Get a pot's attribute
export-ports -- Let export tcp ports
start -- Start a jail (pot)
stop -- Stop a jail (pot)
term -- Start a terminal in a pot
run -- Start and open a terminal in a pot
snap/snapshot -- Take a snapshot of a pot
rollback/revert -- Restore the last snapshot
purge-snapshots -- Remove old/all snapshots
export -- Export a pot to a file
import -- Import a pot from a file or a URL
prepare -- Import and prepare a pot - designed for jail orchestrator
update-config -- Update the configuration of a pot
Every command has its own online help as well. For instance:
pot create [-hv] -p potname [-N network-type] [-i ipaddr] [-l lvl] [-f flavour]
[-b base | -P basepot ] [-d dns] [-t type]
-h print this help
-v verbose
-k keep the pot, if create fails
-p potname : the pot name (mandatory)
-l lvl : pot level (only for type multi)
-b base : the base pot
-P pot : the pot to be used as reference
-d dns : one between inherit(default), pot, off or custom:filename
-f flavour : flavour to be used
-t type: single or multi (default multi)
single: the pot is based on a unique ZFS dataset
multi: the pot is composed by a classical collection of 3 ZFS dataset
-N network-type: one of those
inherit: inherit the host network stack (default)
alias: use a static ip as alias configured directly to the host NIC
public-bridge: use the internal commonly public bridge
private-bridge: use an internal private bridge (with option -B)
-i ipaddr : an ip address or the keyword auto (if compatible with the network-type)
auto: usable with public-bridge and private-bridge (default)
ipaddr: mandatory with alias, usable with public-bridge and private-bridge
-B bridge-name : the name of the bridge to be used (private-bridge only)
-S network-stack : the network stack (ipv4, ipv6 or dual)