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Containers
b. Set the network bridge device that will be used to provide network access:
i. Use the ?to determine the available bridges:
(config system container name )> bridge ?
Network Bridge Device: Containers require a bridge to access the network. Choose
which bridge to connect the container to.
Format:
hotspot_bridge
lan1
Current value:
(config system container name )>
ii. Set the bridge:
(config system container name )> bridge lan1
(config system container name )>
c. (Optional) Set the IP address and netmask for the container:
(config system container name )> address IP_address / netmask
(config system container name )>
d. (Optional) Set the IP address of the network gateway:
(config system container name )> gateway IP_address
(config system container name )>
7. To configure the container to start when the device boots:
(config system container name )> start_on_boot true
(config system container name )>
a. Set the amount of time to wait before restarting the container, if the container ever stops:
(config system container name )> restart_timeout value
(config system container name )>
where value is any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and takes the
format number{w|d|h|m|s}.
For example, to set restart_timeout to ten minutes, enter either 10m or 600s:
(config system container name )> restart_timeout 600s
(config system container name )>
The default timeout of 0s means that if the container stops, it will not be restarted.
8. Type any optional parameters for the container:
(config system container name )> args parameters
(config system container name )>
Parameters are in the format accepted by the lxc utility.
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