Besides ansible, also have a look at "templates" and "cloud-init" for VM generation.
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wrote on 31 May 2025, 09:48 last edited by
Besides ansible, also have a look at "templates" and "cloud-init" for VM generation.
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Besides ansible, also have a look at "templates" and "cloud-init" for VM generation.
wrote on 31 May 2025, 21:40 last edited byI personally would avoid Cloud init as it is largely a Ubuntu thing.
Instead look into Flatcar or bootable containers
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I personally would avoid Cloud init as it is largely a Ubuntu thing.
Instead look into Flatcar or bootable containers
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 01:19 last edited byIt works on debian too, which of course is ubuntu's base distro. Just adding info.
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It works on debian too, which of course is ubuntu's base distro. Just adding info.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 13:50 last edited byYou also could just use Ansible
Cloud init adds overhead to a clean Debian install. I've never really liked it personally.