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Ploop is a disk loopback block device, not unlike loop but with many features like dynamic resize, snapshots, backups etc.
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== Description ==
  
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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== Project resources ==
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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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== See also ==
  
 
* [[/Why/]] ploop is good for you
 
* [[/Why/]] ploop is good for you
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* [[/Getting started/]] with ploop
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* [[/Limits/]] of ploop, space-wise
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* Ploop and [[/diskinodes/]]
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* [[/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]]
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* [[/readme/|README]] Low-level commands for advanced users only
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* ploop and [[/sparse/]] images
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* [[/Mount helpers/]] to use standard <code>mount</code>/<code>umount</code> commands
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* {{Man|ploop|8}} man page
  
Ploop tools:
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Articles about ploop in [http://openvz.livejournal.com openvz blog]:
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* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/40830.html Introducing container in a file aka ploop]
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* [http://openvz.livejournal.com/41835.html Effective live migration with ploop write tracker]
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* [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:
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* [[Packages|Packages in Linux distributions]]
 
* [[Download/ploop]]
 
* [[Download/ploop]]
* [http://git.openvz.org/?p=ploop;a=summary ploop tools 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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[[Category: Sub-projects]]
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[[Category: Storage]]

Latest revision as of 15:20, 10 March 2021

Description[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Articles about ploop in openvz blog:

Source code and packages downloads: