feat: add LXC container support for local relay testing - #884

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feat: add LXC container support for local chatmail development
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don't use env vars but explicit pytest options to pass ssh info around.
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fix lxc-test to not re-run deploy when nothing changed + some other beautifications
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make helpers testable and test them, also streamline intro of docs
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simplify start instructions
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address link2xt comments (zone parsing and turn v0.4 release
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address link2xt review comments
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ignore sysctl permission problems (likely in containers)
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lxc: poll until DNS answers before continuing; reset bridge on --destroy-all
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lxc: add Out class with --verbose, section timing, and coloured shell output
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lxc: extract blocked_service_startup() context manager into basedeploy
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lxc: simplify to a single find_image(aliases) method
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lxc: code cleanup and docs polish from review
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lxc: dovecot sysctl: warn but skip when running in shared-kernel container
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cmdeploy: replace globals() subcommand scan with explicit SUBCOMMANDS list
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move --verbose option back to subcommands
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only use explicit server settings if the host resolves to ip address via ssh config
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remove superflous """\
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change all timeouts to 60
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force tcp connections for dns resolution
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try fix some test hangs potentially caused by filtermail's DNS cache
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make sure subprocesses by defaulit don't inherit stdin FD
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try to discover and use host dns settings instead of 9.9.9.9
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fix a potential hang because "journalctl -f" never finishes by itself, and handles might stay open if we don't close them during test teardown.
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remove memory limits in containers
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remove superflous sepchar argument
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fix: separate stderr capture in incus and suppress in test plugin
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fix: pass full config to ChatmailDeployer and ensure mailboxes_dir
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fix: run cmdeploy dns and restart filtermail in lxc-start --run
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fix: use push_file_content for unbound and sysctl config files
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fix off-by-one
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feat: add LXC container support for local relay testing - #884

feat: add LXC container support for local relay testing#884
hpk42 wants to merge 31 commits into
mainfrom
hpk/lxcdeploy

Commits on Mar 16, 2026

feat: add LXC container support for local chatmail development

don't use env vars but explicit pytest options to pass ssh info around.

fix lxc-test to not re-run deploy when nothing changed + some other beautifications

make helpers testable and test them, also streamline intro of docs

simplify start instructions

address link2xt comments (zone parsing and turn v0.4 release

address link2xt review comments

ignore sysctl permission problems (likely in containers)

lxc: poll until DNS answers before continuing; reset bridge on --destroy-all

lxc: add Out class with --verbose, section timing, and coloured shell output

lxc: extract blocked_service_startup() context manager into basedeploy

lxc: simplify to a single find_image(aliases) method

lxc: code cleanup and docs polish from review

lxc: dovecot sysctl: warn but skip when running in shared-kernel container

cmdeploy: replace globals() subcommand scan with explicit SUBCOMMANDS list

move --verbose option back to subcommands

only use explicit server settings if the host resolves to ip address via ssh config

remove superflous """\

change all timeouts to 60

force tcp connections for dns resolution

try fix some test hangs potentially caused by filtermail's DNS cache

make sure subprocesses by defaulit don't inherit stdin FD

try to discover and use host dns settings instead of 9.9.9.9

fix a potential hang because "journalctl -f" never finishes by itself, and handles might stay open if we don't close them during test teardown.

remove memory limits in containers

remove superflous sepchar argument

fix: separate stderr capture in incus and suppress in test plugin

fix: pass full config to ChatmailDeployer and ensure mailboxes_dir

fix: run cmdeploy dns and restart filtermail in lxc-start --run

fix: use push_file_content for unbound and sysctl config files

fix off-by-one