loc_az_hci/docs/temporary/TEMPLATE_CREATION_STEPS.md

Quick Template Creation - Follow These Steps

Step 1: Download Cloud Image (Already Done)

✅ Cloud image download script is ready

Step 2: Upload to Proxmox

1. Open Proxmox Web UI:

   • URL: https://192.168.1.206:8006
   • Login with root credentials

2. Navigate to Storage:

   • Click: Datacenter → pve → Storage → local
   • Click "Upload" button (top right)

3. Upload Image:

   • Click "Select File"
   • Navigate to: /tmp/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
   • Or if downloaded to project: ./downloads/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
   • Click "Upload"
   • Wait for upload to complete (2-3 minutes for ~2GB file)

Step 3: Create VM from Image

1. Click "Create VM" (top right, purple button)

2. General Tab:

   • VM ID: 9000
   • Name: ubuntu-24.04-cloudinit
   • Click "Next"

3. OS Tab:

   • Select: "Do not use any media"
   • Click "Next"

4. System Tab:

   • Keep defaults (Q35, UEFI is fine)
   • Click "Next"

5. Disks Tab:

   • Delete the default disk (click X on the disk)
   • Click "Add" → "Hard Disk"
   • Storage: local
   • Import from: Select the uploaded .img file from dropdown
   • Disk size: 20GB (minimum, will be resized per VM later)
   • Click "Add"
   • Click "Next"

6. CPU Tab:

   • Cores: 2
   • Click "Next"

7. Memory Tab:

   • Memory: 2048 MB
   • Click "Next"

8. Network Tab:

   • Bridge: vmbr0
   • Model: VirtIO
   • Click "Next"

9. Confirm Tab:

   • Review settings
   • Click "Finish"

Step 4: Configure Cloud-Init

1. Select VM 9000 in the left panel

2. Go to "Options" tab

3. Click "Cloud-Init" (or "QEMU Guest Agent" if Cloud-Init not shown)

4. Configure:

   • User: ubuntu
   • Password: (leave empty - we'll use SSH keys)
   • SSH Public Keys: Paste your public key:

     cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
     

     Copy the output and paste into the SSH Public Keys field
   • Click "OK"

Step 5: Convert to Template

1. Right-click on VM 9000 in the left panel

2. Select "Convert to Template"

3. Confirm the conversion

4. Wait for conversion to complete (1-2 minutes)

Done!

Template is now ready. You can proceed with:

./scripts/recreate-vms-from-template.sh

Quick Reference

• Template ID: 9000
• Template Name: ubuntu-24.04-cloudinit
• Cloud Image: ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
• Storage: local
• Network: vmbr0