Standardized hardware config on templates to use better CPU and disk types; Updated Ubuntu 22, Rocky 9 and Almalinux 9 post-install stuff

Almalinux-9/almalinux-9.pkr.hcl

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "almalinux-9" {
   os                       = "l26"
   cores                    = "2"
   sockets                  = "1"
+  cpu_type                 = "host"
   memory                   = "2048"
+  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   disks {
     disk_size              = "30G"
     storage_pool           = "templates"

Debian-12/debian-12.pkr.hcl

@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "debian-12" {
   os                       = "l26"
   cores                    = "2"
   sockets                  = "1"
+  cpu_type                 = "host"
   memory                   = "2048"
+  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   disks {
-    disk_size              = "10G"
+    disk_size              = "30G"
     storage_pool           = "templates"
     type                   = "scsi"
   }

FreeBSD-14/freebsd-14.pkr.hcl

@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "freebsd-14" {
   os                       = "other"
   cores                    = "2"
   sockets                  = "1"
+  cpu_type                 = "host"
   memory                   = "2048"
+  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   disks {
-    disk_size              = "10G"
+    disk_size              = "30G"
     storage_pool           = "templates"
     type                   = "scsi"
   }

Rocky-9/rocky-9.pkr.hcl

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "rocky-9" {
   http_port_min            = "8080"
 
   os                       = "l26"
-  machine                  = "pc"
-  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   cores                    = "2"
   sockets                  = "1"
+  cpu_type                 = "host"
   memory                   = "2048"
+  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   disks {
     disk_size              = "30G"
     storage_pool           = "templates"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "rocky-9" {
   insecure_skip_tls_verify = true
   username                 = "${var.proxmox_apiuser}"
   password                 = "${var.proxmox_apitoken}"
-  node                     = "kamino"
+  node                     = "geonosis"
 
   iso_url                  = "https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/Rocky-9.3-x86_64-boot.iso"
   iso_checksum             = "sha256:eb096f0518e310f722d5ebd4c69f0322df4fc152c6189f93c5c797dc25f3d2e1"

Ubuntu-22/ubuntu-22.pkr.hcl

@@ -18,23 +18,15 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "ubuntu-22" {
     "e<wait>",
 
     # Go to the end of the boot command
-    "<down><down><down><down><down><wait>",
-
-    # Remove the kernel command-line that already exists
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
-    "<bs><bs><bs><bs><bs><bs>",
+    "<down><down><down><down><left> <wait>",
 
     # Add kernel command-line and start install
     "linux ",
     "/casper/vmlinuz ",
+    "--- ",
     "autoinstall ",
-    "ds=nocloud-net;s=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ubuntu-22/ ",
-    "<enter>"
+    "ds=\"nocloud-net;seedfrom=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/ubuntu-22/\"",
+    "<leftCtrlOn>x<leftCtrlOff><wait>"
   ]
 
   http_directory           = "http"
@@ -42,11 +34,11 @@ source "proxmox-iso" "ubuntu-22" {
   http_port_min            = "8080"
 
   os                       = "l26"
-  machine                  = "pc"
-  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   cores                    = "2"
   sockets                  = "1"
+  cpu_type                 = "host"
   memory                   = "2048"
+  scsi_controller          = "virtio-scsi-single"
   disks {
     disk_size              = "30G"
     storage_pool           = "templates"

http/almalinux-9-server.ks

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rootpw --iscrypted $6$kkuIkd8S9gDUhK8g$1XbqJDCjt1zQAhxb9sC2mE5CGd.D0xV1efu0R8h1e
 authselect --useshadow --passalgo=sha512
 # Create my initial user :D
 #user --disabled
-user --name=xadmin --shell=/bin/bash --homedir=/home/xadmin  --iscrypted --password=$6$y6lN/cfPPtlyaTXu$4QUYFl816sxWPuyR.eY6mCJ3ybYLNcF6Pw4ar4K7Dyy9LbedK3PjkTNZfWqSdoPRpJMjtrbpY1xQ.zDXxOTug.
+user --name=xadmin --shell=/bin/bash --homedir=/home/xadmin  --iscrypted --password=$6$8DdxHyrH6HfGZhDs$jEadYAMi3CTJivYgGjhG7S2C/ChZxv0w0L6AQ3Egn8K5xIA4OEqDngVfozfn.9kYxy.hWYpzwBE0qwytcU4BF0
 
 network --device=eth0 --bootproto=dhcp --ipv6=auto --activate
 
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ reboot --eject
 @core
 nfs-utils
 sudo
-qemu-guest-agent
 
 %end
 
@@ -50,13 +49,12 @@ qemu-guest-agent
 # Update the system
 yum -y update
 # Istall the EPEL repository
-yum -y install epel-release
+dnf -y install epel-release
 
-yum -y install wget vim yum-plugin-versionlock
+dnf -y install wget vim yum-plugin-versionlock qemu-guest-agent
 
 usermod -aG wheel xadmin
 
 systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
 
 %end
-

http/rocky-9-server.ks

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rootpw --iscrypted $6$kkuIkd8S9gDUhK8g$1XbqJDCjt1zQAhxb9sC2mE5CGd.D0xV1efu0R8h1e
 authselect --useshadow --passalgo=sha512
 # Create my initial user :D
 #user --disabled
-user --name=xadmin --shell=/bin/bash --homedir=/home/xadmin  --iscrypted --password=$6$y6lN/cfPPtlyaTXu$4QUYFl816sxWPuyR.eY6mCJ3ybYLNcF6Pw4ar4K7Dyy9LbedK3PjkTNZfWqSdoPRpJMjtrbpY1xQ.zDXxOTug.
+user --name=xadmin --shell=/bin/bash --homedir=/home/xadmin  --iscrypted --password=$6$8DdxHyrH6HfGZhDs$jEadYAMi3CTJivYgGjhG7S2C/ChZxv0w0L6AQ3Egn8K5xIA4OEqDngVfozfn.9kYxy.hWYpzwBE0qwytcU4BF0
 
 network --device=eth0 --bootproto=dhcp --ipv6=auto --activate
 
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ reboot --eject
 @core
 nfs-utils
 sudo
-qemu-guest-agent
 
 %end
 
@@ -50,13 +49,12 @@ qemu-guest-agent
 # Update the system
 yum -y update
 # Istall the EPEL repository
-yum -y install epel-release
+dnf -y install epel-release
 
-yum -y install wget vim yum-plugin-versionlock
+dnf -y install wget vim yum-plugin-versionlock qemu-guest-agent
 
 usermod -aG wheel xadmin
 
 systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
 
 %end
-

http/ubuntu-22/user-data

@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 #cloud-config
 autoinstall:
   version: 1
+
   early-commands:
     - systemctl stop ssh
+
   locale: en_US.UTF-8
   keyboard:
     layout: us
-  network:
-    network:
-      version: 2
-      ethernets:
-        eth0:
-          dhcp4: yes
-          dhcp-identifier: mac
+
   apt:
+    geoip: true
     preserve_sources_list: false
     primary:
-        - arches: [i386, amd64]
-          uri: "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu"
-    geoip: true
+      - arches: [i386, amd64]
+        uri: "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu"
+
   storage:
     layout:
       name: lvm
@@ -28,15 +25,20 @@ autoinstall:
     username: xadmin
     password: $6$8DdxHyrH6HfGZhDs$jEadYAMi3CTJivYgGjhG7S2C/ChZxv0w0L6AQ3Egn8K5xIA4OEqDngVfozfn.9kYxy.hWYpzwBE0qwytcU4BF0
 
-
-  late-commands:
-    - "echo 'xadmin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' > /target/etc/sudoers.d/xadmin"
-    - "chmod 440 /target/etc/sudoers.d/ubuntu"
-    - "apt install -y qemu-guest-agent"
-    - "systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent"
-    - "apt purge -y snapd"
+  user-data:
+    disable_root: true
+    package_upgrade: true
 
   ssh:
     allow-pw: true
     authorized-keys: []
     install-server: true
+
+  late-commands:
+    - "echo 'xadmin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' > /target/etc/sudoers.d/xadmin"
+    - "chmod 440 /target/etc/sudoers.d/xadmin"
+
+  bootcmd:
+    - "apt install -y qemu-guest-agent"
+    - "systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent"
+    - "systemctl start qemu-guest-agent"