EZ Template Life Cycle

An EZ template has the following development stages:

1. Any EZ template should be first installed on the host. The vzpkg install template command enables you to install OS and application EZ templates on the server.
2. The EZ template should be cached by using the vzpkg create cache command. This step is required for OS EZ templates only. As a result of the vzpkg create cache execution, the necessary packages included in the OS EZ template are downloaded from the network repository, installed in the /vz/template/<os_name>/<os_version> directory on the host, and a gzipped tarball for the OS EZ template is created and put to the /vz/template/cache directory.
3. Either a new Container is created on the basis of the cached OS EZ template with the prlctl create command or an application EZ template is added to any number of Containers by using the vzpkg install command. In the latter case, the necessary application files are downloaded from the network repository, installed on the host, and then added to the Container private area.
4. An obsolete EZ template applied to the corresponding Container can be updated by using the vzpkg update command.
5. Any EZ template excluding OS EZ templates can be removed from the Container with the vzpkg remove command.
6. An EZ template that is not used by any Container may be completely removed from the host with the vzpkg remove template command.