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--- proxmox:kvm:kvm-automated [2020/05/27 22:30] – [Create the Ansible Playbook] 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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   * 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>
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 =====Configure pfSense=====
-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 from pfSense as the system hostname when configuring the network via DHCP.
+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.
 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.
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   * 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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   * Run the ansible playbook.
   * Enjoy!
+  * See ''%%man qm%%'' for more info
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