nixos-base-image/README.md

Nixs base image for promxox

This is the nixos base image to be used as a template in proxmox

Using this base image

Build the image on remote builder

nix build .#base --builders "ssh://root@nixos-builder.lab x86_64-linux"

Copy to target proxmox storage

scp ./result/vzdump-qemu-nixos-*.vma.zst jupiter:/mnt/pve/templates-nfs/dump/

In proxmox UI

• Go to datacenter->[node]->[storage]->backups
• Restore the image which was uploaded now
• Provide name, cpu, memory etc. Don't auto-start
• Open the new VM -> click on more -> convert to template

Testing the template manually

• click on base image -> more -> clone
• Once cloned, provide cloud-init parameters as needed
• Adjust hard-disk size as needed.
• start and test