Automating KVM VM Deployment with cloud-init for Password-Based SSH Access
Download an Ubuntu 22.04 cloud image for your architecture:
wget https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/current/jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.img -O base-image.qcow2
Create a cloud-init configuration file named bootstrap.yaml to initialize system settings:
#cloud-config
users:
- name: operator
sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
shell: /bin/ba ...
Posted on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:51:42 +0000 by synstealth