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--- proxmox:kvm:kvm-automated [2020/05/27 21:50] – [CLI] chuck
+++ proxmox:kvm:kvm-automated [2021/11/10 06:58] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation 173.245.52.212
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 ======Speedy KVM Creation======
-I created a special [[linux:distribution:debian:debian-10-preseed|Debian 10 preseed]] iso just for my Proxmox kvm machines. I can go from zero to ready to rock in under 10 minutes!
+I created a special [[linux:distribution:debian:preseed:debian-10-preseed|Debian 10 preseed]] iso just for my Proxmox kvm machines. I can go from zero to ready to rock in under 10 minutes!
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 The preseeded iso starts automatically, installs a few key packages, sets vim as my default editor and copies my ssh public key to my authorized_keys file so I can run the Ansible playbook right after install.
-  * I created the preseed file then added it to the ISO using my [[:linux:distribution:debian:debian-10-preseed#zero-interaction|Zero Interaction]] method.
+  * I created the preseed file then added it to the ISO using my [[linux:distribution:debian:preseed:debian-10-preseed#zero-interaction|Zero Interaction]] method.
   * https://gitlab.com/preseed/preseed-kvm/-/blob/da3402a1f9331fd23816703f62057091b7a36045/preseed.cfg
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 I created a small playbook to configure the system for me so it's set up the way I like.
+  * https://gitlab.com/ansible9/ansible-kvm/-/blob/master/basic_kvm.yml
   * Run it like so:<code>
-ansible-playbook -v -b --ask-become-pass -i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, ansible.yml
+ansible-playbook -v -b --ask-become-pass -i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, basic_kvm.yml
 </code>
-  * The file: <file ansible kvm_init.yml>
----
-- name: Initialize KVM VM
-  hosts: all
-  vars:
-    admin_user: chuck
-    admin_group: chuck
-  tasks:
-    - name: Create ssh-user group
-      group:
-        name: ssh-user
-        gid: 1010
-        state: present
-    - name: Add {{ admin_user }} to ssh-user group
-      user:
-        name: "{{ admin_user }}"
-        groups: ssh-user
-        append: yes
-    - name: Create dotfiles directory
-      become: yes
-      become_user: "{{ admin_user }}"
-      file:
-        path: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/.dotfiles"
-        owner: "{{ admin_user }}"
-        group: "{{ admin_group }}"
-        state: directory
-        mode: '0755'
-    - name: Delete default dotfiles
+----
-      become: yes
-      become_user: "{{ admin_user }}"
-      file:
-        path: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/{{ item }}"
-        state: absent
-      with_items:
-        - .bashrc
-        - .bash_profile
-        - .bash_logout
-    - name: Clone dotfiles
+=====Configure pfSense=====
-      become: yes
+If it's a VM that I plan on keeping around for a while, I'll give it a static IP address in pfSense before installing Debian. The preseed will use the hostname I assigned it in pfSense as the system hostname when configuring the network via DHCP.
-      become_user: "{{ admin_user }}"
-      git:
-        repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
-        dest: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/.dotfiles/{{ item.name }}"
-      loop:
-        - { name: 'bash', repo: 'https://gitlab.com/dotfiles1/dotfiles-bash.git' }
-        - { name: 'screen', repo: 'https://gitlab.com/dotfiles1/dotfiles-screen.git' }
-        - { name: 'vim', repo: 'https://gitlab.com/dotfiles1/dotfiles-vim.git' }
-        - { name: 'git', repo: 'https://gitlab.com/dotfiles1/dotfiles-git.git' }
-        - { name: 'motd', repo: 'https://gitlab.com/dotfiles1/dotfiles-motd.git' }
-    - name: Stow dotfiles
+Otherwise, the system's hostname will be set as //hostname// and it will be assigned an ip address outside of the 'reserved' addresses for the vlan I added it to.
-      become: yes
-      become_user: "{{ admin_user }}"
-      command: stow "{{ item }}"
-      args:
-        chdir: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/.dotfiles"
-      loop:
-        - bash
-        - git
-        - screen
-        - vim
-    - name: Install MOTD
-      become: yes
-      copy:
-        src: "/home/{{ admin_user }}/.dotfiles/motd/{{ item }}"
-        dest: "/etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }}"
-        remote_src: yes
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0755
-      loop:
-        - 10-uname
-        - 20-sysinfo
-        - 90-fortune
-    - name: Set PAM motd
-      become: yes
-      lineinfile:
-        backup: yes
-        path: /etc/pam.d/sshd
-        regexp: 'noupdate$'
-        line: '#session    optional      pam_motd.so noupdate'
-    - name: Disable password ssh
-      become: yes
-      lineinfile:
-        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-        regexp: "#PasswordAuthenticaiton yes"
-        line: "PasswordAuthentication no"
-    - name: Restrict ssh to ssh-user group
-      become: yes
-      blockinfile:
-        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-        block: "AllowGroups ssh-user"
-    - name: Add {{ admin_user }} to /etc/security/access.conf
-      become: yes
-      blockinfile:
-        path: /etc/security/access.conf
-        block: '+:{{ admin_user }}:ALL'
-    - name: Configure PAM
-      become: yes
-      lineinfile:
-        path: /etc/pam.d/sshd
-        regexp: 'pam_access.so$'
-        line: 'account required    pam_access.so'
-</file>
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 =====Create a VM=====
 ====GUI====
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 ====CLI====
-  * ssh into Proxmox
+  * ssh into Proxmox:<code>
-  * The iso's on my system are located at ''%%/media/sas/data/template/iso%%'' so you could scp them there (or wherever they are stored on your system) if you don't want to use the gui.
+ssh user@proxmox
+</code>
+  * The iso's on my system are located at ''%%/media/sas/data/template/iso%%''. Use your favorite file transfer method to get the iso file there (or the iso storage location on your system).
   * List current VMs:<code>
 sudo qm list</code>
-  * Pick a free vmid and create the vm with your preferred settings:<code>
+  * Pick a free vmid and create a new VM with your preferred settings:<code>
 sudo qm create 150 --cdrom sas-storage:iso/preseed-debian-10.4.iso \
---name preseed --numa 0 --ostype l26 \
+  --name preseed --numa 0 --ostype l26 \
---cpu cputype=host --cores 2 --sockets 2 \
+  --cpu cputype=host --cores 2 --sockets 2 \
---memory 4096  \
+  --memory 4096  \
---net0 bridge=vmbr90,virtio \
+  --net0 bridge=vmbr90,virtio \
---bootdisk scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --scsi0 file=ssd-lvm:32 \
+  --bootdisk scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --scsi0 file=ssd-lvm:32 \
---serial0 socket --vga qxl --audio0 device=ich9-intel-hda,driver=spice
+  --serial0 socket --vga qxl --audio0 device=ich9-intel-hda,driver=spice
+# I'll add macaddr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX to the --net0 section if I want to pre-configure the ip in pfSense beforehand.
 </code>
   * Start the vm:<code>
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 </code>
   * Wait for it to complete.
+  * Run the ansible playbook.
+  * Enjoy!
+  * See ''%%man qm%%'' for more info
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