git: 0144939994 - main - [hb][jails]: Tip for before creating thin jails using OpenZFS.
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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:44:01 UTC
The branch main has been updated by fernape: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=014493999445eda749b7360ab4589764427c5322 commit 014493999445eda749b7360ab4589764427c5322 Author: Jim Brown <jpb@jimby.name> AuthorDate: 2025-02-23 17:40:00 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía <fernape@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-02-23 17:42:41 +0000 [hb][jails]: Tip for before creating thin jails using OpenZFS. Recommend creating the jail directory tree first. Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49098 --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc index d34ee34950..f938ca334f 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc @@ -421,8 +421,9 @@ such as being able to create them faster from snapshots or being able to update Due to the good integration between FreeBSD and OpenZFS it is very easy to create new Thin Jails using OpenZFS Snapshots. -To create a Thin Jail using OpenZFS Snapshots the first step is to create a template. +To create a Thin Jail using OpenZFS Snapshots the first step is to create the jail directory tree by following the instructions in crossref:jails[host-configuration-directories, "Setting up the Jail Directory Tree"]. +Next, create a template. Templates will only be used to create new jails. For this reason they are created in "read-only" mode so that jails are created with an immutable base.