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This article describes == Precreated templates == Use precreated templates taken from [http://openvz.org/download/template/cache Downloads » Templates » Precreated], or directly from [http://download.openvz.org/template/precreated/ download.openvz.org/template/precreated], or from one of the [[Download mirrors|mirrors]]. Precreated templates can be easily updated using the following algorithm:# create temporary [[container]] based on template# update [[container]] using OS-specific tools (yum, apt or similar)# pack [[container]] as a new templateExamples of this procedure of an are described in details at [[Updating Ubuntu template]], [[Updating Debian template]], [[Fedora template update]] In order to use precreated template cache files, download files for chosen OS distributions and place them as-is (no unpacking needed) to the <tt>/vz/template /cache </tt> directory (for Debian/Ubuntu it might be <tt>/var/lib/vz/template/cache</tt>). == Next step == Follow on to the [[container creation]] article. It assumes you already have OpenVZ installed = Obsoleted: use template tools = {{Warning|The rest of this document is obsoleted and runningis kept here for historical purposes only. The steps needed to achieve it Template utilities (vzpkg/vzyum) are documented in the no longer supported. Use [[Quick installationDownload/template/precreated|precreated templates]] document.}}
== Terminology ==
# vzpkgcache centos-4-i386-minimal
== Alternative: use precreated template cache ==
As an alternative to creating a cache using template metadata, you can use precreated template cache taken from [http://openvz.org/download/template/cache Downloads » Templates » Precreated], or directly from [http://download.openvz.org/template/precreated/ download.openvz.org/template/precreated], or from one of the [[Download mirrors|mirrors]].
Precreated templates can be easily updated using the following algorithm:
# create temporary [[container]] based on template
# update [[container]] using OS-specific tools (yum, apt or similar)
# pack [[container]] as a new template
Examples of this procedure are described in details at [[Updating Ubuntu template]], [[Updating Debian template]], [[Fedora template update]]
In order to use precreated template cache files, download files for chosen OS distributions and place them as-is (no unpacking needed) to the <tt>/vz/template/cache</tt> directory (for Debian/Ubuntu it might be <tt>/var/lib/vz/template/cache</tt>).