tenhishadow.pve_on_debian

Proxmox VE Installation on Debian

Source

The information is based on this article: HABRAHABR.

Introduction

This setup will install Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) on a Debian system. It automates the process described here: Proxmox VE Installation Guide and adds some configurations to make the system work better (like setting up journald and chronyd). It is designed to work with all versions of Debian and Proxmox, but note that I haven't tested it on all versions.

You can change the default settings in your playbook for different versions:

debian_version
debian_repo
pve_repo_keyurl
pve_repo_keyring

Initially, the role will perform all tasks from the Proxmox installation guide except for installing open-iscsi, as I do not use it and it can cause warnings if not set up properly.

During the process, the role will also set up a network bridge for virtual machines (the default is vmbr0). You can easily change this by modifying the templates/interfaces.j2 file.

Requirements

Ansible (Tested with version 2.3.1.0)
Python (Tested with version 2.7.5)

Role Variables

Here’s a list of adjustable variables for this role. These variables can be found in defaults/main.yml, vars/main.yml, or can be declared in your playbook:

defaults/main.yml:
  ntp_pool: pool.ntp.org                     # NTP server pool
  timezone: Europe/Moscow                     # Default timezone
  debian_version: stretch                     # Default Debian version
  debian_repo: "http://mirror.yandex.ru/debian/"  # Default repository URL
  add_pve-no-subscription: True               # Include pve-no-subscription repo
  disable_pve-enterprise: True                # Disable the enterprise repo
  pve_repo_keyurl                             # Repository key URL
  pve_repo_keyring                            # GPG keyring

Playbook Variables (must be defined):

proxmox_ip         # IP address for the new Proxmox instance
proxmox_mask       # Network mask
proxmox_gateway    # Default gateway
proxmox_physnet    # Physical network for the bridge (e.g., eth0)
proxmox_bridge     # Name of the virtual bridge (e.g., vmbr0)
proxmox_hostname_fdqn # Fully qualified domain name for new Proxmox instance

Dependencies

Include any other roles you might need from Galaxy and note any specific parameters for those roles.

Example Playbook

Here’s a sample playbook you can use:

---
- hosts: proxmox_target
  gather_facts: true
  vars:
    proxmox_physnet: eth0
    proxmox_bridge: vmbr0
    proxmox_ip: 192.168.102.51 
    proxmox_mask: 255.255.255.0
    proxmox_gateway: 192.168.102.1
    proxmox_hostname_fdqn: proxmox.testlab.lan
  roles:
    - tenhishadow.pve_on_debian
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