======Using LXD/LXC for containers=======

These commands work on Ubuntu 18.04 with LXD v3.1

=====Install & Setup======

Install
  sudo apt install lxd

Configure
  sudo lxc

Download initial images database
  sudo lxc 

Display help for a given command
  sudo lxc help [command]

=====Basic usage=====

List existing container and their current state
  sudo lxc list

Create and start new container
  sudo lxc launch images:debian/9 container-name

Connect to container console - To detach from the console, press: <ctrl>+a q
  sudo lxc console container-name

Another way to connect to a container
  sudo lxc exec container-name /bin/bash

Stop container
  sudo lxc stop container-name

Start container
  sudo lxc start container-name

=====More advanced=====

====Snapshots====

List current snapshot for a given container
  sudo lxc info container-name

Take a snapshot of a container
  sudo lxc snapshot container-name [custom_snapshot_name; default=snap#]

Create new container from existing container snapshot
  sudo lxc copy container-name snap_name new-container-name