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# VPP Containerlab Docker image
This docker container creates a VPP instance based on the latest release. It starts up as per
normal, using /etc/vpp/startup.conf (which Containerlab will replace), and once started, it'll
execute /etc/vpp/bootstrap.vpp within the dataplane. There are three relevant files:
1. `manual-pre.vpp` -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration statements before
containerlab takes control.
1. `clab.vpp` -- generated by containerlab. Its purpose is to bind the `vethpair` interfaces
into theo dataplane (see below).
1. `manual-post.vpp` -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration statements after
containerlab is finished with its per-lab statements.
## Building
```bash
docker build -f Dockerfile.bookworm . -t pimvanpelt/vpp-containerlab
```
## Starting the container
```
docker network create --driver=bridge network2 --subnet=172.19.1.0/24
docker rm clab-pim
docker run --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=SYS_NICE --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
--device=/dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --device=/dev/vfio/vfio:/dev/vfio/vfio \
--device=/dev/vhost-net:/dev/vhost-net \
--privileged=True --name clab-pim \
docker.io/pimvanpelt/vpp-containerlab
docker network connect network2 clab-pim
```
## Configuring VPP
```
docker exec -it clab-pim vppctl
```
and then within the VPP control shell:
```
vpp-clab# create host-interface v2 name eth1
vpp-clab# set interface name host-eth1 eth1
vpp-clab# set interface mtu 1500 eth1
vpp-clab# set interface ip address eth1 172.19.1.2/24
vpp-clab# set interface ip address eth1 fec0::2/64
vpp-clab# set interface state eth1 up
```