Man/vztmpl-dl.8

NAME

vztmpl-dl − download/list/update OpenVZ templates

SYNOPSIS

	vztmpl-dl		[--no-gpg-check] [--no-update] template [template ...]
	vztmpl-dl		--config|--list|--help

DESCRIPTION

The main purpose of this utility is to download a precreated container tarballs (also known as templates) from the OpenVZ download server. It can be used directly from the command line, and is also used by vzctl create.

OPTIONS

--no-gpg-check

Do not check GPG signatures of downloaded files. By default, GPG check is performed if gpg(1) tool is installed and the OpenVZ public key is available in the gpg keyring. See EXAMPLES section below on how to install OpenVZ public key.

--no-update

Do not try to update (re-download) existing templates.

--config

Output current configuration. The tool has built-in configuration which can be overwritten by options in /etc/vz/download.conf file.

	--list		Output list of templates available for download. This option is also used by vzctl(8) bash-completion script to complete --ostemplate option arguments.
	--help		Output help.

CONFIGURATION

The tool has a built-in configuration defaults, which can be changed by editing /etc/vz/download.conf file. The following parameters can be set:
UPDATE_TEMPLATE

Default is yes. Setting to no has the same effect as using --no-update option.

CHECK_TEMPLATE_SIG

Default is yes. Setting to no has the same effect as using --no-gpg-check option.

TMPL_REPO_PREFIX

URL repo prefix. Default is http://download.openvz.org/template/precreated. Setting this to location of your closest OpenVZ download mirror can speed up download. Current list of OpenVZ mirrors is available at http://openvz.org/Download_mirrors.

TEMPLATE_REPOS

List of URLs to get repositories from. Default is ${TMPL_REPO_PREFIX}. More URLs can be added to get access to beta or unsupported templates.

EXIT STATUS

Returns 0 upon success, or an appropriate error code in case of an error:

	1		Download error
	2		Local template file already present, not updating
	3		Error in usage (no argument provided)
	4		wget binary not found
	5		GPG signature check failed

EXAMPLES

To add OpenVZ public key to gpg keyring:

  gpg --search-keys security@openvz.org

To list all available templates:

  vztmpl-dl --list

To download (or update) centos-6 templates:

  vztmpl-dl centos-6-x86 centos-6-x86_64

To use yandex.ru mirror (in /etc/vz/download.conf):

  TMPL_REPO_PREFIX="http://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/download.openvz.org/template/precreated"

To enable beta templates (in /etc/vz/download.conf):

  TEMPLATE_REPOS="${TEMPLATE_REPOS} ${TMPL_REPO_PREFIX}/beta/"

FILES

/etc/vz/download.conf
/vz/template/cache

SEE ALSO

arpsend(8), download.conf(5), Package_signatures#Importing_the_public_key.

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2011-2013, Parallels, Inc. Licensed under GNU GPL.