Cloud-init Virtual Machine Templates

All the most popular Linux distributions provide ready-made virtual machine templates. This is a solution that allows you to save a lot of time that would have to be spent on manual system installation.

Learn in a few steps how to prepare your VM that you will customize to your own needs.

Thanks to cloud-init configuration, you will be able to:

• install necessary software in the template such as network tools or virtualization agent
• configure system settings (e.g., time zone)
• create a user account with SSH keys.

Prerequisites

Required tools

To perform the exercises published here, you will need access to a Proxmox server and have the following tools installed:

• ansible
• ssh client

Required skills

Important

Knowledge required to learn the material:

• basic knowledge of Linux system
• ability to work with SSH keys

Skills acquired

Tip

After completing this course, you will learn basic ansible concepts such as:

• ansible playbooks
• ansible modules
• working with static inventory
• working with variables

Additionally, you will learn YAML syntax.

Repository structure

Exercises

This directory contains a series of exercises that will allow you to acquire the knowledge needed to deploy virtual machine images on a Proxmox server.

• Ansible basics

Solution

Complete code that can be used to build a custom virtual machine template

Links

• Cloud init images.