Setup and Install Docker in a Promox LXC Conainer

Download the Turnkey Core template

To setup and install Docker in a Proxmox LXC Conainer, you will have to download the Turnkey Core template to your storage.

1. Click on your storage then click on the templates button.

2. Search for the core template and click download.

3. When it's done you can click the "Create CT" button in the upper right corner.

4. Set your hostname and password and be sure to UNCHECK "Unprivileged container" or this will not work. Now move on to the Template tab.

5. Select the storage where you downloaded the Turnkey Core template then choose the template.

6. In the Storage tab choose where you want the container to use storage. For the disk size I recommend at-least 20gb of space. This depends on what you plan on doing with the container. For example if you plan on downloading a bunch of files, you may want a larger size disk.

7. On the CPU tab, I usually put 4 cores but this is overkill for a container. This depends on the processor you have in your system.

8. On the Memory tab I usually allocate 2gb for containers.

9. On the Network tab I let the DHCP host assign the IP automatically.

10. On the DNS tab I just use my gateway IP.

11. Confirm your settings and make sure you DO NOT tick "Start after created". Click finish and let the container create.

12. Once done, you will see "TASK OK". Click the X in the upper corner and proceed to the next step.

13. Select the container and then click on Options then double click on Features.

14. Tick Nesting then click ok.

15. Now you can start your container and view the console.

This will start the container and run the install script then assign an IP to your container. Once done you will need to login using root and the password you chose when you created the container in step 4.

16. Now we have to go through the Turnkey setup. Skip the API entry.

17.  Skip the notifications.

18. Install security updates.

This will take you to the final screen and will show you what the access IP and ports are for the appliance services. It's important to make a note of these incase you need them for future use.

19. Press CTRL+C to clear the console and now you can update the system by typing the commands below. Since we only use root in Proxmox, you do not need to use sudo for any commands through the console.

apt-get update

then

apt-get upgrade

Install Docker on your Promox Container

Run the following commands one at a time.

apt install docker.io

systemctl enable docker

systemctl start docker

Now make sure Docker is running

systemctl status docker