Cloud-Init enables you to configure cloud images automatically.
AlmaLinux
I am in the middle of setting up my home lab, but also working on a project, named beby.cloud. In both cases, I want to do the initial setup automatically on a Raspberry Pi system. Fortunately, AlmaLinux OS supports Cloud-Init, so we can handle this easily.
KVM
In some past articles, we tackled KVM and libvirt as a virtualization option on Linux. But I never introduced the basics for the same. Therefore, let's have a look at KVM and libvirt on Fedora and see how you can get started.
Cloud-Init
If you read my blog carefully, you may know that I really like Ansible. You can manage and configure machines and APIs very easily with Ansible automation. But what if the machine is offline or needs a configuration to boot up? This is where Cloud-Init can help.
Fedora
In the previous article, we introduced virtualization to our home server. This allows us to start virtual machines with different operating systems. The combination of libvirt, KVM and Cockpit also allows us to create virtual machines with a graphical frontend.
Fedora
Virtualization opens a wide variety of possibilities. If you want to test a new OS release or set up some special workload, a Virtual Machine can be used easily.