hello , i would like to propose a simpler way to create containers(inspired by dockerfiles), from existing templates. Currently the only way to create a containers from scratch is via templates. Though its very powerful, its a significant adoption barrier to folks who are not familiar with all the low level tools (debootstrap, mounting logic etc). docker[1] provides a simplistic dsl for building containers, this pattern is popular among other tools like vagrant, bundler etc. I feel this wont be very difficult to implement and will significantly lower the entry barrier for building custom containers, and thus enabling users to share their container setup more easily.
I am using lxc with ruby (chef actually) and currently i am using a very simple ruby script[2] to do dockerfile to raw lxc creation, i can write a C equivalent if you thinks its worth considering having an equivalent of Lxcfile to create containers. regards ranjib p.s. thanks a lot for all your works on lxc [1]http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/use/builder/ [2]https://gist.github.com/ranjib/8482470
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