Install zcage

zcage is a zone manager that takes advantage of the best features and technologies from Illumos. It is intended to be easy to use with a simple command line syntax. Visit the zcage github for more information.

Tip

zcage currently only works in Omniosce <https://omniosce.org/>

Using github

To install from github, run this commands:

:samp:` git clone https://github.com/cneira/zcage.git && cd zcage && pfexec npm install -g`

Using npm

To install using npm .. tip:: Currently there is a bug in npm 5.X so npm 4.X must be used to install https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/16766

:samp:` npm install npm@4 -g` :samp: npm install zcage -g

Required packages

To start creating zones the following packages are needed : :command: pkg install pkg:/system/zones/brand/lx :command: pkg install system/bhyve :command: pkg install system/zones/brand/bhyve :command: pkg install brand/sparse

Tip

If you are running Omnios Bloody you could create pkgsrc zones, for that you need the following package

command:pkg install brand/pkgsrc