Proxmox, How To Create An Alpine Cloud-Init Image

In this video, we show you how to create an Alpine Cloud-Init Image for use in Proxmox VE As much as I prefer Debian over other Linux distros, after a while the packages in the repository become out of date At the time of recording for instance, Debian 12 offers version 4.3.1 of Podman which is 2 years out of date For other software I've used pip and homebrew for instance to get the latest version, but the developers of Podman recommend to only use the repository for installation Now, Debian 13 is targeting version 5.2.x but it's still in a state of work-in-progress And over time that version while become out of date as well Enter Alpine Linux, which stays up to date Now although Alpine Linux has cloud-init images, even as of 2024, all but the AWS ones are either in Beta or Alpha And try as I might, I couldn't get one to work in Proxmox VE So this is how I created my own ============================= SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Donate through Paypal: https://paypal.me/DavidMcKone Donate through Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTutorialsDavidMcKone ============================== ============================= MY RECORDING HARDWARE: Blue Yeti USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3IfL3qm Blue Radius III Custom Shockmount for Yeti and Yeti Pro USB Microphones https://amzn.to/3G3f89P RØDE PSA1 Professional Studio Arm https://amzn.to/3Z3lPBF Aokeo Professional Microphone Pop Filter https://amzn.to/3VuZl9H Sony Alpha ZV-E10L Mirrorless Camera https://amzn.to/3ITHCoU Elgato Cam Link 4K Capture Card https://amzn.to/43CzQaT Neewer NP-FW50 Dummy Battery Charger Kit https://amzn.to/3qp9Q4s Elgato Key Light Air - Professional 1400 lumens Desk Light https://amzn.to/3G81OB9 Neewer 2 Packs Tabletop LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3CcuN5O Elgato Green Screen https://amzn.to/3CoJBOL ============================= NOTE: I am part of the Amazon affiliate program and may earn commission through Amazon website links if used. However, there is no additional cost to the buyer ============================== MEDIA LINKS: Website - https://www.techtutorials.tv/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/dsmckone1 ============================== For more technical information, including commands used, check out our blog post https://www.techtutorials.tv/sections/promox/proxmox-alpine-cloud-init-image/ Useful links: https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Installing/setup_alpine.html https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Upgrading_Alpine https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Local_APK_cache https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/tree/community/cloud-init/README.Alpine https://docs.alpinelinux.org/user-handbook/0.1a/Working/post-install.html https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Doas https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/OpenRC https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/base_config_reference.html https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/datasources.html#datasources https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/configuring_and_managing_cloud-init_for_rhel_9/introduction-to-cloud-init_cloud-content#cloud-init-acts-upon-user-data-and-metadata_introduction-to-cloud-init https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/powervc-cloud/2.2.1?topic=aix-custom-powervc-cloud-init-modules https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rsct/3.3?topic=subsystem-rmc-usage-hmc Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:10 Download ISO Image 03:21 Create VM 09:42 Install OS 21:42 Remote Access 30:48 Customisation 35:19 Enable Cloud-Init 40:47 Testing 51:32 Finalise VM 59:37 Finale Test 01:07:46 Create Template 01:17:22 Cloud-Init Image 01:32:22 Summary proxmox,proxmox alpine,alpine linux,alpine vm,alpine virtual machine,alpine cloud-init,proxmox cloud-init,cloud init proxmox,cloud-init proxmox,proxmox cloud init