tldr/pages/linux/qm-cloud-init.md

qm cloud init

Configure cloudinit settings for virtual machines managed by Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE). More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

• Configure cloudinit settings for a specific user and set password for the user:

qm cloud-init {{vm_id}} -user={{user}} -password={{password}}

• Configure cloudinit settings for a specific user and set password for the user with a specific SSH key:

qm cloud-init {{vm_id}} -user={{user}} -password={{password}} -sshkey={{ssh_key}}

• Set the hostname for a specific virtual machine:

qm cloud-init {{vm_id}} -hostname={{hostname}}

• Configure the network interface settings for a specific virtual machine:

qm cloud-init {{vm_id}} -ipconfig {{ipconfig}}

• Configure a shell script to execute before cloud-ini is run on a virtual machine:

qm cloud-init {{vm_id}} -pre {{script}}