# LXD

> This is the documentation for LXD, a system container and virtual machine manager.


2014-2026 AGPL-3.0, LXD contributors

## Pages in this subsection

- [`lxc storage`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/index.html.md): Manage storage pools and volumes
- [`lxc storage bucket`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/index.html.md): Manage storage buckets
- [`lxc storage bucket create`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/create/index.html.md): Create new custom storage buckets
- [`lxc storage bucket delete`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/delete/index.html.md): Delete storage buckets
- [`lxc storage bucket edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/edit/index.html.md): Edit storage bucket configurations as YAML
- [`lxc storage bucket get`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/get/index.html.md): Get values for storage bucket configuration keys
- [`lxc storage bucket key`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/index.html.md): Manage storage bucket keys
- [`lxc storage bucket key create`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/create/index.html.md): Create key for a storage bucket
- [`lxc storage bucket key delete`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/delete/index.html.md): Delete key from a storage bucket
- [`lxc storage bucket key edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/edit/index.html.md): Edit storage bucket key as YAML
- [`lxc storage bucket key list`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/list/index.html.md): List storage bucket keys
- [`lxc storage bucket key show`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/key/show/index.html.md): Show storage bucket key configurations
- [`lxc storage bucket list`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/list/index.html.md): List storage buckets
- [`lxc storage bucket set`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/set/index.html.md): Set storage bucket configuration keys
- [`lxc storage bucket show`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/show/index.html.md): Show storage bucket configurations
- [`lxc storage bucket unset`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/bucket/unset/index.html.md): Unset storage bucket configuration keys
- [`lxc storage create`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/create/index.html.md): Create storage pools
- [`lxc storage delete`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/delete/index.html.md): Delete storage pools
- [`lxc storage edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/edit/index.html.md): Edit storage pool configurations as YAML
- [`lxc storage get`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/get/index.html.md): Get values for storage pool configuration keys
- [`lxc storage info`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/info/index.html.md): Show useful information about storage pools
- [`lxc storage list`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/list/index.html.md): List available storage pools
- [`lxc storage set`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/set/index.html.md): Set storage pool configuration keys
- [`lxc storage show`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/show/index.html.md): Show storage pool configurations and resources
- [`lxc storage unset`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/unset/index.html.md): Unset storage pool configuration keys
- [`lxc storage volume`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/index.html.md): Manage storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume attach`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/attach/index.html.md): Attach new storage volumes to instances
- [`lxc storage volume attach-profile`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/attach-profile/index.html.md): Attach new storage volumes to profiles
- [`lxc storage volume copy`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/copy/index.html.md): Copy storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume create`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/create/index.html.md): Create new custom storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume delete`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/delete/index.html.md): Delete storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume detach`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/detach/index.html.md): Detach storage volumes from instances
- [`lxc storage volume detach-profile`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/detach-profile/index.html.md): Detach storage volumes from profiles
- [`lxc storage volume edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/edit/index.html.md): Edit storage volume configurations as YAML
- [`lxc storage volume export`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/export/index.html.md): Export custom storage volume
- [`lxc storage volume get`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/get/index.html.md): Get values for storage volume configuration keys
- [`lxc storage volume import`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/import/index.html.md): Import storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume info`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/info/index.html.md): Show storage volume state information
- [`lxc storage volume list`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/list/index.html.md): List storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume move`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/move/index.html.md): Move storage volumes between pools
- [`lxc storage volume rename`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/rename/index.html.md): Rename storage volumes and storage volume snapshots
- [`lxc storage volume restore`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/restore/index.html.md): Restore storage volume snapshots
- [`lxc storage volume set`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/set/index.html.md): Set storage volume configuration keys
- [`lxc storage volume show`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/show/index.html.md): Show storage volume configurations
- [`lxc storage volume snapshot`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/snapshot/index.html.md): Snapshot storage volumes
- [`lxc storage volume unset`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/manpages/lxc/storage/volume/unset/index.html.md): Unset storage volume configuration keys

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.