Lennart Poettering on Nostr: … i.e. cp, rsync, scp, you name it. However, one of the most common ways to deploy ...
… i.e. cp, rsync, scp, you name it.
However, one of the most common ways to deploy an image is to simply download them from an HTTP source, authenticate them and put them into place.
In systemd v256 we added a tool importctl for that (which itself was just a generalization of long-existing functionality in machinectl). With v257 we are extending this: there's now a systemd "generator" that will look for a kernel command line option and for a systemd system credential…
However, one of the most common ways to deploy an image is to simply download them from an HTTP source, authenticate them and put them into place.
In systemd v256 we added a tool importctl for that (which itself was just a generalization of long-existing functionality in machinectl). With v257 we are extending this: there's now a systemd "generator" that will look for a kernel command line option and for a systemd system credential…