Glossary
Plain-language definitions for terms used in this guide.
Clone — An independent copy of a container. A full clone copies all of its storage.
Compose — A YAML file and Docker command for defining and running a group of containers as one stack.
Container — An isolated application or Linux environment that shares its host’s kernel. This guide uses both an LXC system container and Docker application containers.
DHCP — The router service that automatically assigns network addresses.
Docker — The engine that downloads images and runs application containers.
Image — A packaged, read-only application used to create a Docker container.
LXC — The Linux container technology Proxmox uses for lightweight system containers.
Nesting — The Proxmox LXC feature that permits container technology such as Docker to run inside an LXC.
Proxmox VE — The server operating system and web interface that manages virtual machines, LXC containers, storage, snapshots, and networking.
Snapshot — A saved point in a guest’s state that you can roll back to. Later changes are discarded during rollback.
SSH — An encrypted connection used by VS Code and its terminal to work on another computer.
Stack — One or more services managed together from a Compose file.
Static IP — A network address deliberately kept unchanged. This guide gives Proxmox a static address and reserves the LXC’s DHCP address in the router.
Template — A prepared Linux filesystem Proxmox uses to create an LXC.
Volume — Persistent data stored outside a Docker container’s disposable filesystem.
Ports used in this guide
Section titled “Ports used in this guide”| Service | Port | Address form |
|---|---|---|
| Proxmox | 8006 | https://PROXMOX-IP:8006 |
| Dockhand | 3000 | http://CONTAINER-IP:3000 |
| Heimdall | 8080 | http://CONTAINER-IP:8080 |
| Heimdall HTTPS | 8443 | https://CONTAINER-IP:8443 |
| Beszel | 8090 | http://CONTAINER-IP:8090 |
| Dozzle | 8888 | http://CONTAINER-IP:8888 |