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Cloud images in Proxmox

A script which automates these steps for multiple distros incl. CoreOS, CentOS, Arch and ALpine

create-cloud-template.sh

Steps for creating an Ubuntu 18.04 cloud template

Using a ready-to-use Ubuntu image

First download alpine-make-vm-image from https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image/v0.4.0/alpine-make-vm-image \
    && echo '5fb3270e0d665e51b908e1755b40e9c9156917c0  alpine-make-vm-image' | sha1sum -c \
    || exit 1
mv alpine-make-vm-image /usr/local/bin/
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/alpine-make-vm-image

Create a new alpine qcow2 image

Find next free VM ID

pvesh get /cluster/nextid

Create containter with external and internal nets

pct create 100 \
    local:vztmpl/ubuntu-16.04-standard_16.04-1_amd64.tar.gz \
    --cores 2 --cpuunits 1024 \

How to mount a qcow2 disk image

This is a quick guide to mounting a qcow2 disk images on your host server. This is useful to reset passwords, edit files, or recover something without the virtual machine running.

Step 1 - Enable NBD on the Host

modprobe nbd max_part=8

	#!/bin/bash

	# Setting Up OpenWRT on a Virtual Machine with Proxmox
	# Based on: https://community.bigbeartechworld.com/t/setting-up-openwrt-on-a-virtual-machine-with-proxmox/257

	# Set your wished version:
	export VER="23.05"
	export ARCH="amd64"
	export INDEX_URL="https://images.linuxcontainers.org/images/openwrt/$VER/$ARCH/default"
	#export BUILDDATE=$(date -d "yesterday" '+%Y%m%d')

	library(geojsonsf)
	library(sf)
	library(rayrender)

	#Data source: https://github.com/telegeography/www.submarinecablemap.com
	cables = geojson_sf("cable-geo.json")

	cablescene = list()
	counter = 1
	for(i in 1:length(cables$geometry)) {

	#!/bin/bash
	set -o errexit

	clear
	printf "\n* This script will download a cloud image and create a Proxmox VM template from it. *\n\n"

	### HOW TO USE
	### Pre-req:
	### - run on a Proxmox 6 server
	### - a dhcp server should be active on vmbr1

	#By default, uninstalls all default Windows 10 apps except for the Windows Store.
	#Alternatively, comment the first line and then uncomment specific packages to remove them.

	Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers \| where-object {$_.name -notlike "store"} \| Remove-AppxPackage #Remove all except Store

	#Get-AppxPackage -allusers 3dbuilder \| Remove-AppxPackage #3D Builder
	#Get-AppxPackage -allusers alarms \| Remove-AppxPackage #Alarms and Clock
	#Get-AppxPackage -allusers Appconnector \| Remove-AppxPackage #App Connector
	#Get-AppxPackage -allusers calculator \| Remove-AppxPackage #Calculator
	#Get-AppxPackage -allusers communications \| Remove-AppxPackage #Calendar and Mail

	source "https://rubygems.org"

	gem 'eventmachine'
	gem 'sinatra'
	gem 'yajl-ruby', require: 'yajl'
	gem 'thin'
	gem 'em-websocket'

	xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
	/etc/X11/Xsession
	autocutsel -fork
	/usr/bin/lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE &