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cloudinit
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Tell HN: Ubuntu 24.04 force enables password auth, need to disable differently
This comes from the `ssh_pwauth` setting in cloud-init. Docs: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/modules...
The PR https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/1618 implemented using a "sshd_config.d" file.
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Setting Up The Home Lab: Setting up Kubernetes Using Ansible
In my previous article I went over how to set up VMs in Proxmox VE using Terraform to deploy the VMs and Cloud-Init to provision them. In this article I'll discuss using Ansible playbooks to do further provisioning of VMs.
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Setting Up The Home Lab: Terraform and Cloud-Init
In my last article I talked about getting Terraform set up on Proxmox VE. In this article I want to talk about how I got Cloud-Init set up to use with my Terraform templates.
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Multipass + Cloud-Init
Multipass is a mini-cloud on your workstation using native hypervisors of all the supported plaforms (Windows, macOS and Linux). Multipass can launch and run virtual machines and configure them with cloud-init like a public cloud.
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Setting up the home lab: Terraform
And there you have it! In my next article I'll show you how to provision your VMs using Cloud-Init
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Industry Standard for Cloud Instance Initialization: Cloud-Init
[1] Cloud-Init: https://github.com/canonical/Cloud-Init [2] AutoMQ: https://github.com/AutoMQ/automq [3] Introduction to Cloud-Init: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/explanation/introduction.html#how-does-Cloud-Init-work
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Custom RAM boot PXE Linux
Newer versions of OS use cloud init -> https://cloud-init.io/
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The Reluctant Sysadmin's Guide to Securing a Linux Server
Overall, I think in an article that focuses on cloud computing (specifically AWS) there's too much time being spent in the local command line of a server.
It's an especially revealing sentence when the authors says that "Most attacks won’t be against what we’ve covered in this guide, but against the applications you install next. Properly done, containers can limit the impact."
If we are running containerized applications and we are already in the cloud, why are we futzing around on the command line of a Linux box? Why are we not using a cload orchestrator that abstracts the OS from the equation entirely?
If we do have a need to be on a bare Linux box, all of this OS configuration is better handled with cloud init [1], a configuration management tool like Ansible, and/or by building an image with Packer.
I know that seems like overkill for a small hobby reluctant sysadmin project type of deal but it's very little extra effort once you get used to the workflow. I would even recommend putting this infrastructure in Terraform even though, again, it seems like overkill at first.
Someone else in the comments mentioned that it's easier to just start with a hardened image from the AWS Marketplace, and I also agree with that idea. Find a free hardened image and make that the base for your system.
[1] https://cloud-init.io
- Is the linux community done circlejerking for Red Hat or are we just going to forget about recent news in a week?
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nmtui changes don't survive reboot?
Found this related article: "cloud-init re-generates network config every reboot overwriting manual admin changes on CentOS." https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/issues/2983
netboot.xyz
- Nix – Death by a Thousand Cuts
- Netboot.xyz: your favorite operating systems in one place
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Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS: Noble Numbat
I learned about https://netboot.xyz/ the other day. Worked fantastic when I didn't have a big enough thumb drive. Not exactly the same though.
- Show HN: Netboot.xyz, Pxe Netboot Manager
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Show HN: 3 years and 1M users later, I just open-sourced my "Internet OS"
I replied to a reply of yours with this same info, but since you’re both sorta asking the same thing, I’ll post it here for you also.
https://netboot.xyz/
https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz
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Ventoy
Knew about http://netboot.xyz, but had no idea iVentoy existed. Good to know.
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problems with connection
Set the computer to PXE boot, or use a boot image with iPXE (such as netboot.xyz). That would quickly rule out a problem with Debian or the Linux kernel (at least until you download and boot one). I don't know anything about your network setup, but making sure DHCP is enabled on your router and there are enough unreserved IP addresses would probably help.
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Fedora CoreOS for container hosting; is butane/ignition worth the effort?
Hey thanks for the detailed response. You're saying you boot FCOS on bare metal over PXE, correct? I've thought about trying that approach, but have little experience with PXE and TFTP. I just checked out netboot.xyz and it looks surprisingly easy to get going. Last time I played around with PXE I used Synology's TFTP server and, while I got it working, I was more confused by the end than when I started. I think actually learning PXE end-to-end and understanding what I am doing there would be a solid foundation for building my environment the right way.
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Custom RAM boot PXE Linux
For netbooting we rely on a netboot.xyz inspired ipxe based setup.
- Ntwork-based bootable operating system installer based on iPXE
What are some alternatives?
Ansible - Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
Ventoy - A new bootable USB solution.
Cloud-Init - unofficial mirror of Ubuntu's cloud-init
homelab - Fully automated homelab from empty disk to running services with a single command.
letsencrypt - Certbot is EFF's tool to obtain certs from Let's Encrypt and (optionally) auto-enable HTTPS on your server. It can also act as a client for any other CA that uses the ACME protocol.
netboot.xyz-proxmox - Configuration scripts and procedure for adding Proxmox VE to netboot.xyz.
honcho - Honcho: a python clone of Foreman. For managing Procfile-based applications.
netboot - Packages and utilities for network booting
Fabric - Simple, Pythonic remote execution and deployment.
foundation - ☁️♮🏛 This repo contains several documents related to the operation of the CNCF. File non-technical issues related to CNCF here.
Fabtools - Tools for writing awesome Fabric files
etcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.

