virt-customize ubuntu22

virt-customize-ubuntu24

#!/bin/sh
# install tools
apt update -y && apt install nano wget curl libguestfs-tools -y
# remove old image
rm -rfv current/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
# remove old template container - WILL DESTROY COMPLETELY
qm destroy 9000 --destroy-unreferenced-disks 1 --purge 1
# download new image
wget https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/current/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
# add agent to image
virt-customize -a noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img --install qemu-guest-agent,cloud-init
# set timezone
virt-customize -a noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img --timezone Europe/London
# set password auth to yes
virt-customize -a noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img --run-command 'sed -i s/^PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication\ yes/ /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
# allow root login with ssh-key only
virt-customize -a noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img --run-command 'sed -i s/^#PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin\ prohibit-password/ /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
# increase image to 16GB
qemu-img resize noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img 16G 
# create VM
qm create 9000 --name "ubuntu-2404-template" --memory 4096 --cores 2 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1 --bios ovmf --agent enabled=1 --efidisk0 local:9000,efitype=4m --ostype l26 --serial0 socket --vga serial0 --machine q35 --scsi1 local:cloudinit --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci
# import image to VM
qm importdisk 9000 noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img local
# add disk to VM
qm set 9000 --scsi0 local:vm-9000-disk-1.raw
# set bootdisk to image
qm set 9000 --boot c --bootdisk scsi0
# convert to template
qm template 9000
# remove new template
rm -rfv noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img

now that is a thing of beauty.
Thanks

now that is a thing of beauty. Thanks

fyi
https://github.com/maxfield-allison/scripts/blob/main/ubuntu-template-create.sh

Thanks bro