Provisioning Task: VM Provisioning (Proxmox + Cloud-Init)

Goal

Deploy a virtual machine using a prebuilt Proxmox template with Cloud-Init for automated configuration.

Steps

1. Clone from template

   qm clone 9000 105 --name new-vm --full
   

2. Configure Cloud-Init

   qm set 105 --ciuser username --cipassword 'changeme' --ipconfig0 ip=dhcp
   qm set 105 --sshkey ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
   

3. Resize disk (optional)

   qm resize 105 scsi0 +20G
   

4. Start the VM

   qm start 105
   

5. Login and verify

   ssh username@<vm-ip>
   

Output

A ready-to-configure VM with user, SSH, and network settings applied via Cloud-Init.