[pve-devel] [PATCH container v3 06/13] configure static IP in LXC config for custom entrypoint
Filip Schauer
f.schauer at proxmox.com
Wed Jul 9 14:34:23 CEST 2025
When a container uses the default `/sbin/init` entrypoint, network
interface configuration is usually managed by processes within the
container. However, containers with a different entrypoint might not
have any internal network management process. Consequently, IP addresses
might not be assigned.
This change ensures that a static IP address is explicitly set in the
LXC config for the container.
Signed-off-by: Filip Schauer <f.schauer at proxmox.com>
---
Changed since v2:
* rebase onto newest master (5a8b3f962f16) and re-format with
proxmox-perltidy
* add an "ipmanagehost" property to pct.conf to control whether network
interface IP configuration should be handled by the host.
src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm | 4 ++++
src/PVE/LXC.pm | 15 +++++++++++++++
src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm | 14 ++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm b/src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm
index c3d0037..096dfb8 100644
--- a/src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/API2/LXC.pm
@@ -587,6 +587,10 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
# An entrypoint other than /sbin/init breaks the tty console mode.
# This is fixed by setting cmode: console
$conf->{cmode} = 'console';
+
+ # Manage the IP configuration for the container. A container with a
+ # custom entrypoint likely lacks internal network management.
+ $conf->{ipmanagehost} = 1;
}
}
diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC.pm b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
index 37ff8e1..7c9caf6 100644
--- a/src/PVE/LXC.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
@@ -835,6 +835,21 @@ sub update_lxc_config {
if ($lxc_major >= 4) {
$raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.script.up = /usr/share/lxc/lxcnetaddbr\n";
}
+
+ if ((!defined($d->{link_down}) || $d->{link_down} != 1) && $conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
+ if (defined($d->{ip})) {
+ die "$k: DHCP is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n" if $d->{ip} eq 'dhcp';
+ $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv4.address = $d->{ip}\n" if $d->{ip} ne 'manual';
+ }
+ $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv4.gateway = $d->{gw}\n" if defined($d->{gw});
+ if (defined($d->{ip6})) {
+ die "$k: DHCPv6 and SLAAC are not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
+ if $d->{ip6} =~ /^(auto|dhcp)$/;
+ $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv6.address = $d->{ip6}\n" if $d->{ip6} ne 'manual';
+ }
+ $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv6.gateway = $d->{gw6}\n" if defined($d->{gw6});
+ $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.flags = up\n";
+ }
}
my $had_cpuset = 0;
diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
index fb370cf..c2f56e4 100644
--- a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
@@ -594,6 +594,12 @@ my $confdesc = {
. " This is saved as comment inside the configuration file.",
maxLength => 1024 * 8,
},
+ ipmanagehost => {
+ type => 'boolean',
+ description =>
+ "Whether this interface's IP configuration should be managed by the host.",
+ optional => 1,
+ },
searchdomain => {
optional => 1,
type => 'string',
@@ -1284,6 +1290,14 @@ sub update_pct_config {
die "$opt: MTU size '$mtu' is bigger than bridge MTU '$bridge_mtu'\n"
if ($mtu > $bridge_mtu);
}
+
+ if ((!defined($res->{link_down}) || $res->{link_down} != 1) && $conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
+ die "$opt: DHCP is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
+ if defined($res->{ip}) && $res->{ip} eq 'dhcp';
+
+ die "$opt: DHCPv6 and SLAAC are not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
+ if defined($res->{ip6}) && $res->{ip6} =~ /^(auto|dhcp)$/;
+ }
} elsif ($opt =~ m/^dev(\d+)$/) {
my $device = $class->parse_device($value);
--
2.47.2
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