dtrfs/README.md

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You will need a working OS template to work with this project.

Easy solution create an OS template:

  • mount the archlinux installation .iso in a VM
  • run pacstrap /mnt base linux openssh
  • run ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/sshd.service /mnt/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sshd.service
  • run fsarchiver savedir /tmp/os_template.fsa /mnt
  • download /tmp/os_template.fsa
  • upload the os_template.fsa anywhere so that it can be downloaded with wget

Some notes on the above:

  • base and linux are the only packages to run a VM
  • you will need sshd to operate the VM, so create the symlink to make it start with the OS
  • fsarchiver is very good at preserving OS data
  • the initrd will dump that template to the encrypted disk
  • the same procedure can be used with any distribution, but we didn't test that yet