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Ploop is a disk loopback block device, not unlike loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc. The main idea is to put container filesystem in a file.
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Ploop is a disk loopback block device, similar to loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc. The main idea is to put container filesystem in a file.
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The source code is [https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ/repos/ploop/browse on Stash] and [https://github.com/OpenVZ/ploop mirror] on GitHub.
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To participate in development of ploop please subscribe to the mailing list:
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[https://lists.openvz.org/mailman/listinfo/devel List info] | [https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/devel List archives] |  [mailto:devel-join@openvz.org Subscribe] | [mailto:devel-leave@openvz.org Unsubscribe]
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* [[/Why/]] ploop is good for you
 
* [[/Why/]] ploop is good for you
 
* [[/Getting started/]] with ploop
 
* [[/Getting started/]] with ploop
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* [[/Limits/]] of ploop, space-wise
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* Ploop and [[/diskinodes/]]
 
* [[/Backup/]] with ploop
 
* [[/Backup/]] with ploop
 
* {{pdf|Ct in a file.pdf}} Container in a file presentation
 
* {{pdf|Ct in a file.pdf}} Container in a file presentation
 
* [[/readme/|README]] Low-level commands for advanced users only
 
* [[/readme/|README]] Low-level commands for advanced users only
 
* ploop and [[/sparse/]] images
 
* ploop and [[/sparse/]] images
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* [[/Mount helpers/]] to use standard <code>mount</code>/<code>umount</code> commands
 
* {{Man|ploop|8}} man page
 
* {{Man|ploop|8}} man page
  
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Articles about ploop in [http://openvz.livejournal.com openvz blog]:
 
Articles about ploop in [http://openvz.livejournal.com openvz blog]:
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/40830.html Introducing container in a file aka ploop]
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/40830.html Introducing container in a file aka ploop]
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/41835.html Effective live migration with ploop write tracker]
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/41835.html Effective live migration with ploop write tracker]
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/44508.html Ploop snapshots and backups]
 
* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/44508.html Ploop snapshots and backups]
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* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/47780.html Ploop and live migration: 2 years later]
  
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Source code and packages downloads:
 
Source code and packages downloads:
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* [[Packages|Packages in Linux distributions]]
 
* [[Download/ploop]]
 
* [[Download/ploop]]
* [http://git.openvz.org/?p=ploop;a=summary ploop userspace git repo]
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* [https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ/repos/ploop/browse ploop userspace git repo]
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* ploop [[packages]] in various Linux distributions.
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Revision as of 17:50, 26 April 2019

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Description

Ploop is a disk loopback block device, similar to loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc. The main idea is to put container filesystem in a file.

Project resources

The source code is on Stash and mirror on GitHub.

To participate in development of ploop please subscribe to the mailing list: List info | List archives | Subscribe | Unsubscribe

See also

Articles about ploop in openvz blog:

Source code and packages downloads:

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