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So you deploy a new VM from a template, shut it down, take a backup and then restore that backup to your target node. Is all this done with IaC? Ansible? Even t

So you deploy a new VM from a template, shut it down, take a backup and then restore that backup to your target node. Is all this done with IaC? Ansible? Even the backup part? I haven't touched backups with Ansible yet.

KetoManx64 4mo ago
Typically I don't touch templates once I do their initial setup, just shut them down and take a backup (can be done using ansible through the PVE CLI) The backup restore and the VM startup is done through ansible > PVE CLI. I also have a testing VM that has a "CLEAN" snapshot that I restore to multiple times a day, using ansible > PVE CLI. Once the VM snapshot is restored I turn it back on as well using the PVE CLI
- INTPenis 4mo ago
  Oh I see, your restore of template backup is actually how you deploy a new VM. Interesting!