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in Proxmox VE As much as I prefer Debian over other Linux distros, after a while the packages in the repository become out of date At the time of recording for instance, Debian 12 offers version of Podman which is 2 years out of date For other software I've used pip and homebrew for instance to get the latest version, but the developers of Podman recommend to only use the repository for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Debian 13 is targeting version but it's still in a state of work-in-progress And over time that version while become out of date as well Enter Alpine Linux, which stays up to date Now although Alpine Linux has cloud-init images, even as of 2024, all but the AWS ones are either in Beta or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: Donate through Buy Me A Coffee: Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: Become a monthly contributor on YouTube: ============================== ============================= MY RECORDING HARDWARE: Blue Yeti USB Microphone Blue Radius III Custom Shockmount for Yeti and Yeti Pro USB Microphones RØDE PSA1 Professional Studio Arm Aokeo Professional Microphone Pop Filter Sony Alpha ZV-E10L Mirrorless Camera Elgato Cam Link 4K Capture Card Neewer NP-FW50 Dummy Battery Charger Kit Elgato Key Light Air - Professional 1400 lumens Desk Light Neewer 2 Packs Tabletop LED Video Light Kit Elgato Green Screen ============================= 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 - Twitter - ============================== For more technical information, including commands used, check out our blog post Useful links: #datasources #cloud-init-acts-upon-user-data-and-metadata_introduction-to-cloud-init 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