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This article assumes you have already [[Quick installation|installed OpenVZ]]. If not, follow the link to perform the steps needed.

== Create and start a container == <!--T:2-->

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To create and start a [[container]], run the following commands:
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[host-node]# vzctl create CTID --ostemplate osname
[host-node]# vzctl set CTID --ipadd a.b.c.d --save
[host-node]# vzctl set CTID --nameserver a.b.c.d --save
[host-node]# vzctl start CTID
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Here <tt>CTID</tt> is the numeric ID for the [[container]]; <tt>osname</tt> is the name of the OS template for the [[container]], and <tt>a.b.c.d</tt> is the IP address to be assigned to the [[container]].

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Example:
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[host-node]# vzctl create 101 --ostemplate fedora-core-5-minimal
[host-node]# vzctl set 101 --ipadd 10.1.2.3 --save
[host-node]# vzctl set 101 --nameserver 10.0.2.1 --save
[host-node]# vzctl start 101
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Your freshly-created [[container]] should be up and running now; you can see its processes:

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[host-node]# vzctl exec CTID ps ax
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== Enter to and exit from the container == <!--T:8-->

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To enter [[container]] give the following command:
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[host-node]# vzctl enter CTID
entered into container CTID
[container]#
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To exit from [[container]], just type <code>exit</code> and press Enter:
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[container]# exit
exited from container VEID
[host-node]#
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== Stop and destroy the container == <!--T:11-->

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To stop [[container]]:

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[host-node]# vzctl stop CTID
Stopping container ...
Container was stopped
Container is unmounted
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And to destroy [[container]]:
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[host-node]# vzctl destroy CTID
Destroying container private area: /vz/private/CTID
Container private area was destroyed
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Now, when you know how to manage your [[container]], learn about [[Resource management]].
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