Flake Pilot

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. What Is Flake Pilot
    • 1.2. Components
      • 1.2.1. The Launchers
      • 1.2.2. The Flake Registration Tool
    • 1.3. Use Cases
    • 1.4. Choosing an Engine
  • 2. Installation
    • 2.1. Installing the Packages
    • 2.2. Building From Source
    • 2.3. Privileges
    • 2.4. Next Steps
  • 3. Getting Started
    • 3.1. System Wide and Rootless Registration
    • 3.2. Preparing the Environment
    • 3.3. Creating the User Setup
    • 3.4. Your First Flake
    • 3.5. Where to Continue
  • 4. Applications From a Container
    • 4.1. Amazon’s SDK Utility as a Container App
    • 4.2. An Editor as a Delta Container
    • 4.3. Claude AI as a Container App
    • 4.4. Engine Options
    • 4.5. Deeper Isolation With krun
    • 4.6. Calling a Registered Container App
    • 4.7. Pilot Options as Part of the Registration
  • 5. Applications From a Virtual Machine
    • 5.1. Pulling an Image
    • 5.2. A Shell as a Firecracker VM App
    • 5.3. Claude AI as a Firecracker VM App
    • 5.4. Registration Options in Short
  • 6. Firecracker Networking
    • 6.1. The Concept
    • 6.2. The Commands
      • 6.2.1. Prepare the Host
      • 6.2.2. Connect an Application
      • 6.2.3. Disconnect an Application
    • 6.3. The Result in the Flake Configuration
  • 7. Firecracker Volumes
    • 7.1. Export a Local Path
    • 7.2. Release a Local Path
    • 7.3. Add a Volume to an Application
    • 7.4. Remove a Volume From an Application
    • 7.5. The Result in the Flake Configuration
  • 8. Application Setup
    • 8.1. Listing Applications
    • 8.2. The Flake Registry
    • 8.3. Removing an Application
    • 8.4. Reference Documentation
  • 9. How To Build Your Own App Images
    • 9.1. Examples
  • 10. Troubleshooting and Known Issues
    • 10.1. Debugging a Flake
    • 10.2. Known Issues
      • 10.2.1. selinux
    • 10.3. Feedback
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