[gentoo-user] Re: Virtual machines, and creating bootable images

[James]

Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku <jigme.datse <at> datsemultimedia.com> writes:

 
> I am looking at creating a gentoo install which I can use for my hosted
> servers.  The documentation I have seen about doing so is to mount an
> "ISO" and then dd the mounted device to a data drive, make the data
> drive bootable (set it in the settings for hosting provider) and attach
> it to a server.

> I want to be able to build these images and test them in a virtual
> machine on my local server, then end up doing what I need on the hosting
> provider to get them in place.

> Anyone have some good starting points to think about this?


Oops,

I forgot to mention this link::

https://blog.mthode.org/posts/2016/Feb/creating-gentoo-vm-images/

I thought I'd go ahead and list it in this thread, in case any else
searches out this topic.

hth,

James