# Packer based PVE image templates

## Table of Contents

- [Packer based PVE image templates](#packer-based-pve-image-templates)
  - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
  - [Initial Setup](#initial-setup)
    - [Create Token](#create-token)
    - [Initialize Packer](#initialize-packer)
  - [Build](#build)
  - [Setup new templates](#setup-new-templates)

## Initial Setup

### Create Token

1. Copy `template-credentials.pkr.hcl` to `credentials.auto.pkrvars.hcl`
2. Open your Proxmox VE web interface & Login.
3. Navigate to: `Datacenter` -> `Permissions` -> `API Tokens`
4. **Click:** Add
5. **Configure in the dialog:**
   1. **User:** `root@pam` (or the user you like, but It needs administrative permissions)
   2. **Token ID:** `packer`
   3. **Privilege Separation:** false
6. **Click:** Add
7. Copy the displayed Token ID and Token Secret to `credentials.auto.pkrvars.hcl`

### Initialize Packer

Run `packer init` to initialize Packer according to a HCL template 
configuration. It's downloads and installs the required Plugins according to 
the required_plugins block in Packer templates.

```shell
mise run init <path-to-template-directory>
```

## Build

To build a template run:

```shell
mise run build <path-to-template-directory>
```

## Setup new templates

Run:

```shell
mise run setup <distribution name> <version>
```

E.g. `mise run setup debian 13-trixie` or `mise run setup nixos 25.11`.