I Spent 50 Hours Automating a 5-Minute Proxmox Install (And I'd Do It Again)

Hello! Maurice Moss here again. Today I’m going to tell you about a project that perfectly encapsulates the engineering mindset: spending an absolutely unreasonable amount of time automating something that takes five minutes to do manually. You know that XKCD comic about whether automation is worth it? The one where you calculate if the time saved exceeds the time invested? Well, I looked at that chart, laughed, and said “challenge accepted” in the wrong direction. ...

January 4, 2026 · 6 min · Luis Sarabando

Cloud Images in Proxmox: A Guide to VM Templates with Cloud-Init

Hello there! Today I’m excited to share a guide on using cloud images in Proxmox. If you’ve ever found yourself repeatedly creating VMs and going through the same configuration steps, this post is for you! We’ll explore how to leverage cloud images with cloud-init for automated VM deployments - it’s like having a personal VM chef that prepares your instances exactly how you like them. What We’re Working With Before we dive in, here’s what we’ll be using in this guide: ...

January 9, 2025 · 3 min · Luis Sarabando