What is the recommended authentication method?

The skill recommends using Proxmox API Tokens for automation tasks to ensure better security and auditing compared to root password authentication.

Does this skill prefer Ansible modules or Proxmox CLI?

It prioritizes the community.proxmox collection for operations like VM creation and ACL management, reverting to CLI only for tasks like cluster initialization where native modules are currently unavailable.

How does it handle Proxmox cluster idempotency?

The skill includes specific logic to check existing cluster status and membership before executing commands, ensuring that scripts can run multiple times without causing errors.

Can I use this for CEPH storage management?

Yes, it provides dedicated workflows for initializing CEPH and creating OSDs on Proxmox nodes with proper state verification.

Ansible Proxmox Automation

Name: Ansible Proxmox Automation
Author: basher83

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Despliegue y DevOps

Automates Proxmox VE infrastructure using Ansible modules and idempotent CLI workflows for cluster and VM management.

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This skill provides expert guidance for automating Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) using Ansible. It emphasizes the use of the community.proxmox collection for VM lifecycle management, user permissions, and storage configuration, while providing robust, idempotent patterns for CLI-only tasks like cluster formation and CEPH initialization. It is ideal for sysadmins and DevOps engineers looking to treat their Proxmox infrastructure as code, ensuring reliable deployments and consistent cluster states through best practices in module selection and error handling.

Características Principales

5 GitHub stars
Native community.proxmox module integration for VM and container lifecycle management.
Secure authentication workflows using API tokens and external secret lookups.
Idempotent CLI patterns for cluster creation, node joining, and CEPH initialization.
Automated network configuration for VLAN-aware bridges and bonding.
Granular ACL and user management patterns for multi-tenant environments.

Casos de Uso

Automating the deployment of high-availability Proxmox clusters with CEPH storage.
Provisioning and cloning virtual machines from templates for CI/CD pipelines.
Standardizing network and storage configurations across a fleet of physical Proxmox nodes.

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Características Principales

5 GitHub stars
Native community.proxmox module integration for VM and container lifecycle management.
Secure authentication workflows using API tokens and external secret lookups.
Idempotent CLI patterns for cluster creation, node joining, and CEPH initialization.
Automated network configuration for VLAN-aware bridges and bonding.
Granular ACL and user management patterns for multi-tenant environments.

Casos de Uso

Automating the deployment of high-availability Proxmox clusters with CEPH storage.
Provisioning and cloning virtual machines from templates for CI/CD pipelines.
Standardizing network and storage configurations across a fleet of physical Proxmox nodes.