Proxmox Administration

The Cloud-Init Template Library

A set of reusable cloud-init templates — one per OS family — with your own defaults baked in, so every future VM provisions from a tested starting point instead of a manual install.

We build a library of cloud-init templates, one per OS family you standardize on (Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, Alpine, or others on request), each with your own defaults baked in: timezone, default user accounts and SSH keys, monitoring agent pre-installed, and a baseline hardening pass already applied. Every template is test-provisioned end to end before handover to confirm it boots clean and applies correctly, not just that the file is syntactically valid — built by sysadmins with 10+ years average experience in Linux infrastructure, using the same test-provisioning routine on every template. This is a one-off build, priced here for up to 4 templates; an 8- or 12-template library is scoped and quoted as a larger project. The payoff compounds: once the library exists, every future per-VM provisioning job (see The Per-VM Setup) starts from a tested image instead of a manual OS install, cutting time and inconsistency out of every VM spun up afterward.

What's included

Cloud-init templates for up to 4 OS families (Debian, Ubuntu, Rocky, Alpine, or your choice)
Company defaults baked in: timezone, default users, SSH keys
Monitoring agent pre-installed in every template
Baseline hardening applied to each template
Automated test-provisioning run per template before handover
Documentation covering template contents and extension

How it works

1
Book it — pay the fixed price, tell us your target environment
2
We deliver — an experienced specialist runs our standard workflow for this exact task; you can watch progress and ask questions
3
Hand-off — you get the deliverables, documentation, and a walkthrough if you want one

FAQ

How fast is delivery?: Standard delivery is within 50 weekday hours (≈ 4 working days). Express delivery — within 30 weekday hours (≈ 2 working days) — costs 25% more.
What if we need more than 4 templates?: The quoted scope here covers up to 4. 8- or 12-template libraries are larger projects, quoted separately since more OS families means more testing.
Does this include actually provisioning our VMs?: No — this builds the reusable templates only. Provisioning individual VMs from them is The Per-VM Setup, priced per VM.
Can we update the templates ourselves afterward?: Yes — documentation covers exactly what's in each template, so your own team can extend or adjust them without needing us for every change.

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