Creating a template for a VM

Creating a VM template let’s you create VMs from a template quickly.

1. Create a new VM
   • Two cores
   • 2 GB of memory
   • 32 GB of storage
   • QEMU enabled (for Proxmox)
   • Add cloud-init drive and settings (for Proxmox)
   • Mount OS installation ISO
2. Install OS
   • Minimal OS install if applicable
   • DHCP
   • Disable LVM (if for Ubuntu)
   • Install SSH server
   • Eject OS CD when prompted
3. Update and Upgrade OS

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
   

4. Install agent and other packages

   sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install qemu-guest-agent htop
   sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
   

5. Apply Ubuntu DHCP fix

   sudo rm /etc/machine-id
   sudo rm /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
   sudo touch /etc/machine-id
   sudo ln -s /etc/machine-id /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
   

6. Power off the VM
7. Convert VM to a template