Support the LXD provider
Metadata
Current evaluation
Imagecraft aims to add LXD provider support but remains blocked by upstream limitations, with the team currently planning to implement an LXD VM provider to enable loopback device functionality in unprivileged environments.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is triaged and actively discussed by maintainers evaluating technical approaches for the LXD VM provider. It is a clearly scoped feature request with maintainer buy-in and should remain open for tracking and continued development.
Staleness:
10
Complexity:
65
Support Request:
0
Issue body
### Check existing issues
- [x] I've verified that this request isn't described by any existing issues.
### Request
Imagecraft should support the LXD provider like other crafts do.
This is currently blocked by https://github.com/canonical/lxd/issues/16070 (or some equivalent functionality provided elsewhere that implements the workaround).
### The problem it solves
Lighter weight and equivalent functionality to other crafts.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 12:28:14.429043+00:00 | qwen3.6-35b-moe-q4 |
Staleness:
10
Complexity:
65
Support Request:
0
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keep open | Imagecraft aims to add LXD provider support but remains blocked by upstream limitations, with the team currently planning to implement an LXD VM provider to enable loopback device functionality in unprivileged environments. |
| 2026-06-01 12:24:44.781658+00:00 | pending | — | — | — |