Documentation for network connectivity
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Current evaluation
Documentation request to help users debug LXD and Multipass network connectivity issues. Open 806 days with minimal maintainer engagement.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: This is a well-scoped documentation task created by a maintainer (mr-cal) with clear requirements: document how to launch LXD/Multipass outside the craft app and how to troubleshoot network connectivity. The problem (users misdiagnosing LXD/Multipass issues as craft-app bugs) likely still exists, as evidenced by the `craft_providers/base.py` networking setup code. However, the issue has seen no real engagement beyond an auto-generated Jira sync comment after 806 days.
Impact:
65
Quick Win:
42.25
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
15
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Write documentation to enable users to debug LXD and Multipass issues.
There are 2 common scenarios:
1. Can't launch a container or vm
* Document launching a LXD container or Multipass vm outside of the *craft app
2. Can't connect to the network
* Document launching a LXD container or Multipass vm, opening a shell, and checking for network connectivity
* Advise against the usual culprits: proxies, vpns, firewalls, and docker
### Why it needs to get done
Users often start by troubleshooting the *craft application itself and eventually figure out the problem is with LXD or Multipass. This chain of redirection and troubleshooting could be dramatically shortened with good documentation.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
65
Quick Win:
42.25
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
15
|
keep open | Documentation request to help users debug LXD and Multipass network connectivity issues. Open 806 days with minimal maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Documentation request to guide users in debugging LXD and Multipass network issues. Currently unimplemented and inactive for over two years with only automated Jira sync activity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | Request to document debugging steps for LXD and Multipass network connectivity issues to help users troubleshoot outside the craft app. Currently unassigned and inactive since a Jira sync bot comment. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Documentation request for LXD/Multipass network troubleshooting scenarios. No maintainer progress or discussion in over two years, likely superseded by updated docs or project changes. |
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