Chuck Nemeth

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======Speedy KVM Creation======
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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=====Create the preseeded iso=====
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:preseed:debian-10-preseed#zero-interaction|Zero Interaction]] method.
  * https://gitlab.com/preseed/preseed-kvm/-/blob/da3402a1f9331fd23816703f62057091b7a36045/preseed.cfg

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=====Create the Ansible Playbook=====
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, 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 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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=====Create a VM=====
====GUI====
  * Open the Proxmox web interface
  * Upload the newly created preseed-iso to your Proxmox storage
  * Create a VM with whatever settings you want, using the preseed-iso for the CD/DVD disk image.
  * Start the virtual machine.
  * Wait for it to complete. It took roughly 7 minutes for mine.
  * Run the ansible playbook.
  * Enjoy!

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====CLI====
  * ssh into Proxmox:<code>
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 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 \
  --cpu cputype=host --cores 2 --sockets 2 \
  --memory 4096  \
  --net0 bridge=vmbr90,virtio \
  --bootdisk scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --scsi0 file=ssd-lvm:32 \
  --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>
sudo qm start <vmid>
</code>
  * Wait for it to complete.
  * Run the ansible playbook.
  * Enjoy!
  * See ''%%man qm%%'' for more info

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