Infinibay LXD Deployment

LXD-based containerization solution for the Infinibay Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) management platform, designed for seamless deployment in containerized environments.

Production Ready: This deployment features automated provisioning with intelligent orchestration and support for multiple Linux distributions.

Why Choose LXD?

LXD offers extensive advantages for virtualization, including:

• Native KVM Support: Seamless access to KVM devices without requiring privileged modes.
• Systemd Support: Full support for systemd within containers.
• Nested Virtualization: Built to accommodate running virtual machines within containers effectively.
• Easy Configuration: YAML-based configuration via lxd-compose for straightforward management.
• Enhanced Security: Improved isolation for virtual machine workloads, minimizing security risks.
• Minimal Performance Overhead: Operates with approximately 5% overhead, ensuring efficient resource usage.

Supported Operating Systems

Infinibay's deployment is compatible with various Linux distributions, automatically recognizing and using the appropriate package manager:

• Debian/Ubuntu: Uses apt-get
• RHEL/CentOS/Fedora/Rocky/AlmaLinux: Utilizes dnf or yum
• openSUSE/SLES: Operates with zypper
• Arch/Manjaro/EndeavourOS: Employs pacman

The setup script autonomously detects the distribution and installs the necessary packages, making it user-friendly.

Deployment Overview

The folder structure consists of essential scripts and configuration files, including:

lxd/
├── run.sh                         # Main management script
├── .lxd-compose.yml               # Main lxd-compose configuration
├── envs/
│   └── infinibay.yml              # Project definition for Infinibay
├── profiles/
│   └── templates/                 # LXD profile templates
├── values.yml.example             # Sample configuration template
├── setup.sh                       # Automated installation script
├── INSTALL.md                     # Comprehensive guide
└── README.md                      # Project documentation

Architecture Details

The deployment facilitates the creation of four primary LXD containers:

1. infinibay-postgres: Manages PostgreSQL database.
2. infinibay-redis: Acts as a caching layer with Redis.
3. infinibay-backend: Hosts the Node.js API, libvirt-node, infiniservice, and KVM access.
4. infinibay-frontend: Provides the web interface, built with Next.js.

Quick Start

To deploy Infinibay, follow these commands:

# Clone the repository and navigate to the lxd directory
cd infinibay/lxd

# Run the setup script (installs LXD and lxd-compose)
sudo ./setup.sh

# Activate lxd group for permissions
newgrp lxd

# Configure environment variables (recommended to edit .env created by setup)
nano .env

# Deploy and start Infinibay
./run.sh

This streamlined approach handles container creation, software provisioning, and startup, taking an estimated 5-10 minutes to complete on the first execution. Access URLs for the frontend and API are provided upon completion.

Ongoing Features and Improvements

Currently, the deployment includes working components like four Ubuntu containers, persistent storage, automated software provisioning, and full inter-container networking. Future enhancements aim to automate npm installations and service configurations, enhancing usability and efficiency.

For more details on the setup and usage, users are encouraged to refer to the INSTALL.md for comprehensive instructions.