Difference between revisions of "Creating Your Own ProxCP KVM Templates"
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| − | + | This tutorial covers how to create a custom KVM template for use with ProxCP and Proxmox. | |
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| + | Required: at least 1 Proxmox node | ||
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| + | Assumption: The desired operating system ISO is already downloaded onto your Proxmox node. | ||
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| + | The commands covered here are relevant to Debian and RHEL-based operating systems however the process can be applied to any other operating system. | ||
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| + | == Create VM == | ||
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| + | * Create a new VM in Proxmox with the following settings: | ||
| + | ** VMID: anything | ||
| + | ** Name: operating system description (i.e. centos-8-amd64) | ||
| + | ** OS: your chosen ISO image | ||
| + | ** Hard Disk: use VirtIO SCSI (scsi0) with 10GB storage and no caching | ||
| + | ** CPU & Memory: 1 kvm64 CPU core, 1GB memory | ||
| + | ** Network: VirtIO (virtio0), vmbr0 bridge, no firewall | ||
| + | * After creation, go to the Hardware tab and delete the CDROM ISO. Add a cloud-init drive on ide2. Add the CDROM ISO back as ide0. | ||
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| + | == Base OS == | ||
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| + | * Boot the new VM and complete the base operating system installation. Generally, templates should use most default settings and minimal packages. There are a few things to keep in mind during installation: | ||
| + | ** Partitions: create 1 ext4 root "/" partition (no LVM, no SWAP) | ||
| + | ** Networking: use a generic hostname (i.e. localhost or centos-8-amd64) | ||
| + | ** Packages: use minimal packages, however the OpenSSH server is required | ||
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| + | == OS Setup Stage 1 == | ||
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| + | * | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 26 July 2020
This tutorial covers how to create a custom KVM template for use with ProxCP and Proxmox.
Required: at least 1 Proxmox node
Assumption: The desired operating system ISO is already downloaded onto your Proxmox node.
The commands covered here are relevant to Debian and RHEL-based operating systems however the process can be applied to any other operating system.
Create VM
- Create a new VM in Proxmox with the following settings:
- VMID: anything
- Name: operating system description (i.e. centos-8-amd64)
- OS: your chosen ISO image
- Hard Disk: use VirtIO SCSI (scsi0) with 10GB storage and no caching
- CPU & Memory: 1 kvm64 CPU core, 1GB memory
- Network: VirtIO (virtio0), vmbr0 bridge, no firewall
- After creation, go to the Hardware tab and delete the CDROM ISO. Add a cloud-init drive on ide2. Add the CDROM ISO back as ide0.
Base OS
- Boot the new VM and complete the base operating system installation. Generally, templates should use most default settings and minimal packages. There are a few things to keep in mind during installation:
- Partitions: create 1 ext4 root "/" partition (no LVM, no SWAP)
- Networking: use a generic hostname (i.e. localhost or centos-8-amd64)
- Packages: use minimal packages, however the OpenSSH server is required