Proxmox create VM templates

create_template.sh

#!/bin/bash

#Create template
#args:
# vm_id
# vm_name
# file name in the current directory

function template_exists() {
    qm list | grep -w $1 &> /dev/null
}

function delete_template() {
    qm destroy $1
}

function create_template() {
    #Check if template exists and delete it
    if template_exists $1; then
      echo "Destroy existing template $1"
      delete_template $1
    fi
    
    #Print all of the configuration
    echo "Creating template $2 ($1)"

    #Create new VM
    #Feel free to change any of these to your liking
    qm create $1 --name $2 --ostype l26
    #Set networking to default bridge
    qm set $1 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0
    #Set display to serial
    qm set $1 --serial0 socket --vga qxl
    #Set memory, cpu, type defaults
    #If you are in a cluster, you might need to change cpu type
    qm set $1 --memory 1024 --cores 1
    #Set boot device to new file
    qm set $1 --scsi0 ${storage}:0,import-from="$(pwd)/$3",discard=on
    #Set scsi hardware as default boot disk using virtio scsi single
    qm set $1 --boot order=scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --onboot 1
    #Enable Qemu guest agent in case the guest has it available
    qm set $1 --agent enabled=1,fstrim_cloned_disks=1
    #Add cloud-init device
    qm set $1 --ide2 ${storage}:cloudinit
    #Set CI ip config
    #IP6 = auto means SLAAC (a reliable default with no bad effects on non-IPv6 networks)
    #IP = DHCP means what it says, so leave that out entirely on non-IPv4 networks to avoid DHCP delays
    qm set $1 --ipconfig0 "ip6=auto,ip=dhcp" --nameserver "8.8.8.8"
    #Import the ssh keyfile
    qm set $1 --sshkeys ${ssh_keyfile}
    #If you want to do password-based auth instaed
    #Then use this option and comment out the line above
    #qm set $1 --cipassword password
    #Add the user
    qm set $1 --ciuser ${username}
    #Resize the disk to 8G, a reasonable minimum. You can expand it more later.
    #If the disk is already bigger than 8G, this will fail, and that is okay.
    qm disk resize $1 scsi0 4G
    #Add more args
    qm set $1 --machine q35 --searchdomain "domain.org" --tags "vm-template"
    #Make it a template
    qm template $1

    #Remove file when done
    rm $3
}


#Path to your ssh authorized_keys file
#Alternatively, use /etc/pve/priv/authorized_keys if you are already authorized
#on the Proxmox system
export ssh_keyfile=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
#Username to create on VM template
export username=root

#Name of your storage
export storage=local-zfs

#The images that I've found premade
#Feel free to add your own

## Debian
#Buster (10) (really old at this point)
wget "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/buster/latest/debian-10-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
create_template 900 "cloud-debian-10" "debian-10-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
#Bullseye (11) (oldstable)
wget "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bullseye/latest/debian-11-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
create_template 901 "cloud-debian-11" "debian-11-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
#Bookworm (12) (stable)
wget "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
create_template 902 "cloud-debian-12" "debian-12-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
#Trixie (13) (testing) dailies
wget "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/trixie/daily/latest/debian-13-genericcloud-amd64-daily.qcow2"
create_template 903 "cloud-debian-13-daily" "debian-13-genericcloud-amd64-daily.qcow2"
#Sid (unstable)
wget "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/sid/daily/latest/debian-sid-genericcloud-amd64-daily.qcow2"
create_template 909 "cloud-debian-sid" "debian-sid-genericcloud-amd64-daily.qcow2"

## Ubuntu
#20.04 (Focal Fossa) LTS
wget "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/focal/release/ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
create_template 910 "cloud-ubuntu-20-04" "ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
#22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) LTS
wget "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/22.04/release/ubuntu-22.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
create_template 911 "cloud-ubuntu-22-04" "ubuntu-22.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
#23.10 (Manic Minotaur)
wget "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/23.10/release/ubuntu-23.10-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
create_template 912 "cloud-ubuntu-23-10" "ubuntu-23.10-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
#As 23.10 has *just released*, the next LTS (24.04) is not in dailies yet
#24.04 (Noble Numbat) LTS
wget "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"
create_template 913 "cloud-ubuntu-24-04" "ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img"

## Fedora 37
#Image is compressed, so need to uncompress first
wget https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/37/Cloud/x86_64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-37-1.7.x86_64.raw.xz
xz -d -v Fedora-Cloud-Base-37-1.7.x86_64.raw.xz
create_template 920 "cloud-fedora-37" "Fedora-Cloud-Base-37-1.7.x86_64.raw"

## Fedora 38
wget "https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/38/Cloud/x86_64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-38-1.6.x86_64.raw.xz"
xz -d -v Fedora-Cloud-Base-38-1.6.x86_64.raw.xz
create_template 921 "cloud-fedora-38" "Fedora-Cloud-Base-38-1.6.x86_64.raw"

## Fedora 39
wget "https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/39/Cloud/x86_64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-39-1.5.x86_64.qcow2"
create_template 922 "cloud-fedora-39" "Fedora-Cloud-Base-Generic.x86_64-39-1.5.qcow2"
## Fedora 40
wget "https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/40/Cloud/x86_64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Generic.x86_64-40-1.14.qcow2"
create_template 923 "cloud-fedora-40" "Fedora-Cloud-Base-Generic.x86_64-40-1.14.qcow2"

## Rocky Linux
#Rocky 8 latest
wget "http://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/images/x86_64/Rocky-8-GenericCloud.latest.x86_64.qcow2"
create_template 930 "cloud-rocky-8" "Rocky-8-GenericCloud.latest.x86_64.qcow2"
#Rocky 9 latest
wget "http://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud.latest.x86_64.qcow2"
create_template 931 "cloud-rocky-9" "Rocky-9-GenericCloud.latest.x86_64.qcow2"

## Alpine Linux
#Alpine 3.19.1
wget "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/cloud/nocloud_alpine-3.19.1-x86_64-bios-cloudinit-r0.qcow2"
create_template 940 "cloud-alpine-3.19" "nocloud_alpine-3.19.1-x86_64-bios-cloudinit-r0.qcow2"

## OpenSUSE
# Tumbleweed
wget "https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/appliances/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-JeOS.x86_64-kvm-and-xen.qcow2"
create_template 950 "cloud-opensuse-tumbleweed" "openSUSE-Tumbleweed-JeOS.x86_64-kvm-and-xen.qcow2"
# Leap
wget "https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.3/appliances/openSUSE-Leap-15.3-JeOS.x86_64-kvm-and-xen.qcow2"
create_template 951 "cloud-opensuse-leap" "openSUSE-Leap-15.3-JeOS.x86_64-kvm-and-xen.qcow2"