Create Vm

Create VM Skill

Create a new NixOS VM on the configured backend.

Instructions

Step 1: Determine Backend

Read the .env file to determine which backend is configured (libvirt or proxmox).

Step 2: Get Available Profiles

Run just list-profiles to get the list of available profiles. Use this to populate the profile selection.

Step 3: Gather VM Settings

Ask the user for the following settings:

1. Name (required) - Free text input, single word VM name. Do not offer multiple choice, let them type it.

2. VMID (Proxmox only) - If the backend is proxmox, ask whether to use automatic or manual VMID:

   • Automatic (recommended) - Let Proxmox allocate the next available VMID
   • Manual - Type a specific VMID (integer, typically 100-999999)

   Skip this question entirely for libvirt backend.

3. Profile - Multiple choice from the output of just list-profiles. Common profiles:

   • core - Base system with SSH (recommended for most uses)
   • docker - Core + Docker
   • dev - Development environment with Docker and Podman

4. Memory - RAM in MB. Offer choices:

   • 1024 (1 GB)
   • 4096 (4 GB)
   • 8192 (8 GB)
   • Or type a custom value

5. vCPUs - Number of virtual CPU cores. Offer choices:

   • 1
   • 2
   • 4
   • Or type a custom value (any integer >= 1)

6. Var Size - Size of /var partition in gigabytes. Offer choices:

   • 20
   • 50
   • 100
   • Or type a custom value (any integer >= 1)

7. Network - Depends on the backend:

   • libvirt: Offer nat or bridge
   • proxmox: Offer bridge:vmbr0, bridge:vmbr1, or type custom

Step 4: Create the VM

Run the create command:

just create {NAME} {PROFILE} {MEMORY} {VCPUS} {VAR_SIZE} {NETWORK}

For var_size, append G to the number (e.g., 20G, 50G).

Proxmox with manual VMID: If the user specified a manual VMID, prefix the command with the PVE_VMID environment variable:

PVE_VMID={VMID} just create {NAME} {PROFILE} {MEMORY} {VCPUS} {VAR_SIZE} {NETWORK}

Step 5: Report Results

Tell the user the VM has been created and provide:

• The VM name
• How to start it: just start {NAME}
• How to check status: just status {NAME}
• How to SSH into it: just ssh {NAME} or just ssh admin@{NAME}

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