Installing CUPS on PVE's LXC Container System

Installing CUPS on PVE’s LXC Container System Introduction: At home, I use a Canon LBP6030 USB printer connected to a Padavan system on a router (Youku1) to enable wireless printing. However, wireless printing can only be achieved on the Windows platform, and on systems such as macOS and IOS from Apple, it cannot be achieved, causing some inconvenience. I came across this post on SMZDM N1刷armbian變身打印服務器, which can install CUPS software as a printer server system, and thus the following content was recorded....

May 29, 2023 · 5 min · 930 words · King Tam

Managing LXC in Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE)

We will explore the syntax of managing LXC using PVE. Use commands that are commonly used by system administrators and cover the basics of creating, removing, and managing LXC in PVE. What’s LXC? LXC is a user space interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers. Template Image Creating an LXC in PVE is to download a template image....

May 29, 2023 · 4 min · 642 words · King Tam

Alpine Linux-based LXC with Docker support on a PVE host

Setting up an Alpine Linux-based Container (LXC) with Docker support on a Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) host. Lightweight and secure: Alpine Linux is a lightweight and secure distribution of Linux that is ideal for use in containers. It has a small footprint and is designed to minimize attack surface, making it a good choice for running Docker containers. Flexibility: Using an LXC container allows you to run multiple instances of Docker on a single host, each with its own isolated environment and resources....

May 25, 2023 · 3 min · 559 words · King Tam