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+description: |
+    The `lxc` Packer builder builds containers for lxc1. The builder starts an LXC
+    container, runs provisioners within this container, then exports the container
+    as a tar.gz of the root file system.
+layout: docs
+page_title: LXC Builder
+...
+
+# LXC Builder
+
+Type: `lxc`
+
+The `lxc` Packer builder builds containers for lxc1. The builder starts an LXC
+container, runs provisioners within this container, then exports the container
+as a tar.gz of the root file system.
+
+The LXC builder requires a modern linux kernel and the `lxc` or `lxc1` package.
+This builder does not work with LXD.
+
+## Basic Example
+
+Below is a fully functioning example. 
+
+``` {.javascript}
+{
+  "builders": [
+    {
+      "type": "lxc",
+      "name": "lxc-trusty",
+      "config_file": "/tmp/lxc/config",
+      "template_name": "ubuntu",
+      "template_environment_vars": [
+        "SUITE=trusty"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "lxc",
+      "name": "lxc-xenial",
+      "config_file": "/tmp/lxc/config",
+      "template_name": "ubuntu",
+      "template_environment_vars": [
+        "SUITE=xenial"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "lxc",
+      "name": "lxc-jessie",
+      "config_file": "/tmp/lxc/config",
+      "template_name": "debian",
+      "template_environment_vars": [
+        "SUITE=jessie"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Configuration Reference
+
+### Required:
+
+-  `config_file` (string) - The path to the lxc configuration file.
+
+-  `template_name` (string) - The LXC template name to use.
+
+-  `template_environment_vars` (array of strings) - Environmental variables to use to build the template with.
+
+### Optional:
+
+-  `target_runlevel` (int) - The minimum run level to wait for the container to reach. Note some distributions (Ubuntu) simulate run levels and may report 5 rather than 3.
+
+-  `output_directory` (string) - The directory in which to save the exported tar.gz.
+
+-  `container_name` (string) - The name of the LXC container. Usually `/var/lib/lxc/containers/<container_name>`.
+
+-  `command_wrapper` (string) - Allows you to specify a wrapper command, such as `ssh` so you can execute packer builds on a remote host.
+
+-  `init_timeout` (string) - The timeout in seconds to wait for the the container to start.
+
+-  `template_parameters` (array of strings) - Environmental variables for running `lxc-create`.
+