### Install and Initialize MicroCloud

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/microcloud/index.html

Commands to install the necessary snap packages and initialize or join a MicroCloud cluster.

```bash
snap install microcloud lxd microceph microovn

microcloud init

microcloud join
```

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### Install MicroK8s on macOS

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/microk8s/partials/_get-started-mac.html

Use Homebrew to install the MicroK8s package and initialize the installation.

```bash
brew install ubuntu/microk8s/microk8s
```

```bash
microk8s install
```

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### Install LXD via snap

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/lxd/install.html

Use the snap package manager to install the LXD daemon.

```bash
snap install lxd
```

--------------------------------

### Install MicroK8s on Linux

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/microk8s/partials/_get-started-linux.html

Use this command to install MicroK8s via snap. Ensure you have snapd installed.

```bash
sudo snap install microk8s --classic
```

--------------------------------

### Install and configure Charmed Spark on Kubernetes

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/data/spark-on-kubernetes.html

Commands to install the necessary snap packages, enable Kubernetes features, and initialize the Spark environment.

```bash
snap install spark-client
snap install microk8s
microk8s enable dns rbac
microk8s.kubectl create namespace spark
spark-client.service-account-registry create --username spark   
 --namespace spark --conf spark.executor.instances=3
spark-client.spark-shell
```

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### Launch LXD instances

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/lxd/install.html

Create and start new instances using container or virtual machine images.

```bash
lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 ubuntu-container
```

```bash
lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 ubuntu-container --vm
```

--------------------------------

### Run the website locally

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/README.md

Use the dotrun snap to start the local development server.

```bash
dotrun
```

--------------------------------

### Install Multipass on Linux

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/multipass/install.html

Use the snap package manager to install Multipass on supported Linux distributions.

```bash
sudo snap install multipass
```

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### Initialize LXD

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/lxd/install.html

Configure the LXD environment by running the initialization tool.

```bash
lxd init
```

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### Initialize Flask Application and Routes

Source: https://context7.com/canonical/canonical.com/llms.txt

Sets up the FlaskBase application and defines the homepage and sitemap XML routes.

```python
from flask import Flask, render_template, make_response
from canonicalwebteam.flask_base.app import FlaskBase

# Initialize the Flask application with base configuration
app = FlaskBase(
    __name__,
    "canonical.com",
    template_folder="../templates",
    static_folder="../static",
    template_404="404.html",
    template_500="500.html",
)

# Homepage route
@app.route("/")
def index():
    return render_template("index.html")

# Sitemap index for SEO
@app.route("/sitemap.xml")
def index_sitemap():
    xml_sitemap = render_template("sitemap-index.xml")
    response = make_response(xml_sitemap)
    response.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/xml"
    response.headers["Cache-Control"] = "public, max-age=43200"
    return response
```

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### Example motd-news Message

Source: https://github.com/canonical/canonical.com/blob/main/templates/legal/motd.md

An example of a motd-news message, typically used for brief announcements or updates. It includes a title and a URL.

```text
* MicroK8s gets a native Windows installer and command-line integration.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/microk8s-installers-windows-and-macos
```