Automation

My Journey of Automating Proxmox on Arch Linux Automating Proxmox installs can be a time-saver, but the official Proxmox Automated Installer is built specifically for Debian-based systems, leaving Arch and other distros out in the cold. This project emerged out of my frustration with the limitations of the Proxmox installer. Why I Built This Solution I was using Arch Linux as my primary system, and I needed to deploy Proxmox VE multiple times in a virtualized environment. The official installer was only available for Debian-based systems, so I decided to find a way to make it work on Arch. After trying several workarounds and encountering issues along the way, I decided to package the installer in a Docker container. ...

My Quest for Hands-Free Proxmox: An Incomplete Attempt at Automated Bliss via Embedded Preseed Hey everyone! Today, I wanted to recount a recent, and ultimately uncompleted, foray into the realm of virtualization automation. My ambition? To achieve a completely unattended installation of Proxmox VE within VirtManager on my trusty Arch Linux machine. The vision was clear: craft a custom ISO with a preseed file meticulously integrated, initiate a VM, and witness Proxmox install itself autonomously, requiring zero manual input. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Well, the journey proved to be quite… enlightening in its lack of completion. ...