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48 lines
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# Packer based PVE image templates
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## Table of Contents
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[TOC]
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## Initial Setup
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### Create Token
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1. Copy `template-credentials.pkr.hcl` to `credentials.auto.pkrvars.hcl`
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2. Open your Proxmox VE web interface & Login.
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3. Navigate to: `Datacenter` -> `Permissions` -> `API Tokens`
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4. **Click:** Add
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5. **Configure in the dialog:**
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1. **User:** `root@pam` (or the user you like, but It needs administrative permissions)
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2. **Token ID:** `packer`
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3. **Privilege Separation:** false
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6. **Click:** Add
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7. Copy the displayed Token ID and Token Secret to `credentials.auto.pkrvars.hcl`
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### Initialize Packer
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Run `packer init` to initialize Packer according to a HCL template
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configuration. It's downloads and installs the required Plugins according to
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the required_plugins block in Packer templates.
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```shell
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mise run init <path-to-template-directory>
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```
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## Build
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To build a template run:
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```shell
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mise run build <path-to-template-directory>
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```
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## Setup new templates
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Run:
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```shell
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mise run setup <distribution name> <version>
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```
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E.g. `mise run setup debian 13-trixie` or `mise run setup nixos 25.11`.
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