feat: added build for Ubuntu 24.04

ansible/roles/configure/tasks/ubuntu.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 - name: "Configure SSH for Public Key Authentication"
   shell: |
     sudo sed -i 's/.*PubkeyAuthentication.*/PubkeyAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-- name: "Restarting the SSH daemon."
+
-  shell: |
+- name: Restarting the SSH daemon
-    sudo systemctl restart sshd
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: ssh
+    state: restarted
 
 - name: Remove cloud-init files
   ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@
     - /etc/netplan/00-installer-config.yaml
   when:
     - cloud_init | bool
-    - ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04"
+    - ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "24.04"
 
 - name: Disable cloud-init if configured to 
   block:
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
         - 'etc_cloud_folder.stat.exists'
   when: 
     - not cloud_init | bool
-    - ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04"
+    - ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "24.04"
 
 - name: Copy cloud-init PVE default file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
   shell: |
     sed -i -e "s/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"\(.*\)\"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"\"/" /etc/default/grub
     update-grub
-  when: ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04"
+  when: ansible_distribution_version == "20.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "22.04" or ansible_distribution_version == "24.04"
 
 - name: Creating SSH key regeneration service file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -84,4 +86,3 @@
     enabled: true
   when: not cloud_init | bool
 
-...

build.sh

@@ -258,6 +258,69 @@ menu_option_8() {
 }
 
 menu_option_9() {
+  INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/
+  echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Template for Proxmox?"
+  echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
+  read -r REPLY
+  if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+  then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  ### Build a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Template for Proxmox. ###
+  echo "Building a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Template for Proxmox..."
+
+  ### Initialize HashiCorp Packer and required plugins. ###
+  echo "Initializing HashiCorp Packer and required plugins..."
+  packer init "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### Start the Build. ###
+  echo "Starting the build...."
+  packer build -force \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/proxmox.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/build.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/ansible.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/common.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/linux-storage.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### All done. ###
+  echo "Done."
+}
+
+menu_option_10() {
+  INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/
+  echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (cloud-init) Template for Proxmox?"
+  echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
+  read -r REPLY
+  if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+  then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  ### Build a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Template for Proxmox. ###
+  echo "Building a Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (cloud-init) Template for Proxmox..."
+
+  ### Initialize HashiCorp Packer and required plugins. ###
+  echo "Initializing HashiCorp Packer and required plugins..."
+  packer init "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### Start the Build. ###
+  echo "Starting the build...."
+  packer build -force \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/proxmox.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/build.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/ansible.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/common.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/linux-storage.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var "vm_cloud_init_enable=true" \
+      "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### All done. ###
+  echo "Done."
+}
+
+menu_option_11() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/opensuse/leap-15-5/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a OpenSUSE Leap 15.5 Template for Proxmox?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -328,7 +391,9 @@ until [ "$selection" = "0" ]; do
   echo "       6  -  Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
   echo "       7  -  Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS"
   echo "       8  -  Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
-  echo "       9  -  OpenSUSE Leap 15.5"
+  echo "       9  -  Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS"
+  echo "       10 -  Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
+  echo "       11 -  OpenSUSE Leap 15.5"
   echo ""
   echo "      Other:"
   echo ""
@@ -347,6 +412,8 @@ until [ "$selection" = "0" ]; do
     7 ) clear ; menu_option_7  ; press_enter ;;
     8 ) clear ; menu_option_8  ; press_enter ;;
     9 ) clear ; menu_option_9  ; press_enter ;;
+    10) clear ; menu_option_10 ; press_enter ;;
+    11) clear ; menu_option_11 ; press_enter ;;
     [Ii] ) clear ; info ; press_enter ;;
     [Qq] ) clear ; exit ;;
     * ) clear ; incorrect_selection ; press_enter ;;

builds/linux/ubuntu/22-04-lts/linux-ubuntu.pkr.hcl

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
     DESCRIPTION:
-    Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS template using the Packer Builder for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso).
+    Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS template using the Packer Builder for Proxmox (proxmox-iso).
 */
 
 //  BLOCK: packer

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/data/storage.pkrtpl.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+%{~ if length(partitions) == 1 && partitions[0].name == "autopart" ~}
+    %{~ if partitions[0].format.fstype == "lvm" ~}
+  storage:
+    layout:
+      name: lvm
+    %{~ endif ~}
+    %{~ if partitions[0].format.fstype == "simple" ~}
+  storage:
+    layout:
+      name: direct
+    %{~ endif ~}
+    %{~ if partitions[0].format.fstype == "" ~}
+  storage:
+    layout:
+      name: direct
+    %{~ endif ~}
+%{~ else ~}
+  storage:
+    config:
+      - ptable: gpt
+        path: /dev/${device}
+        wipe: superblock
+        preserve: false
+        name: ''
+%{ if vm_bios == "ovmf" ~}
+        grub_device: false
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ if vm_bios == "seabios" ~}
+        grub_device: true
+%{ endif ~}
+        type: disk
+        id: disk-${device}
+# BIOS boot partition
+%{ for index, partition in partitions ~}
+      - device: disk-${device}
+%{ if partition.size != -1 ~}
+        size: ${partition.size}M
+%{ else ~}
+        size: ${partition.size}
+%{ endif ~}
+        wipe: superblock
+        preserve: false
+%{ if partition.name == "bios_grub" && vm_bios == "seabios" && index == 0 ~}
+        flag: bios_grub
+        grub_device: false
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ if partition.mount.path == "/boot/efi" && index == 0 ~}
+        flag: boot
+        grub_device: true
+%{ endif ~}
+        type: partition
+        id: partition-${partition.name}
+%{ if partition.format.fstype != "" ~}
+      - id: format-${partition.name}
+        type: format
+        volume: partition-${partition.name}
+        label: ${partition.format.label}
+        fstype: ${partition.format.fstype}
+%{ endif ~}
+# Don't create a mount for the GRUB partition when using BIOS
+%{ if partition.volume_group == "" && partition.name != "bios_grub" ~}
+      - id: mount-${partition.name}
+        type: mount
+%{ if partition.mount.path == "" ~}
+        path: none
+%{ else ~}
+        path: ${partition.mount.path}
+%{ endif ~}
+        device: format-${partition.name}
+%{ if partition.mount.options != "" ~}
+        options: ${partition.mount.options}
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ endfor ~}
+%{ for index, volume_group in lvm ~}
+      - id: volgroup-${volume_group.name}
+        type: lvm_volgroup
+        name: ${volume_group.name}
+        devices:
+%{ for index, partition in partitions ~}
+%{ if lookup(partition, "volume_group", "") == volume_group.name ~}
+          - partition-${partition.name}
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ endfor ~}
+%{ for index, partition in volume_group.partitions ~}
+      - id: partition-${partition.name}
+        type: lvm_partition
+        name: ${partition.name}
+        size: ${partition.size}M
+        volgroup: volgroup-${volume_group.name}
+      - id: format-${partition.name}
+        type: format
+        volume: partition-${partition.name}
+        label: ${partition.format.label}
+        fstype: ${partition.format.fstype}
+      - id: mount-${partition.name}
+        type: mount
+%{ if partition.mount.path == "" ~}
+        path: none
+%{ else ~}
+        path: ${partition.mount.path}
+%{ endif ~}
+        device: format-${partition.name}
+%{ if partition.mount.options != "" ~}
+        options: ${partition.mount.options}
+%{ endif ~}
+%{ endfor ~}
+%{ endfor ~}
+%{~ endif ~}

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/data/user-data.pkrtpl.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#cloud-config
+autoinstall:
+  version: 1
+  early-commands:
+    - sudo systemctl stop ssh
+  locale: ${vm_os_language}
+  keyboard:
+    layout: ${vm_os_keyboard}
+${storage}  
+  identity:
+    hostname: ubuntu-server
+    username: ${build_username}
+    password: ${build_password_encrypted}
+  ssh:
+    install-server: true
+    allow-pw: true
+  packages:
+    - openssh-server
+    - qemu-guest-agent
+    - cloud-init
+  user-data:
+    disable_root: false
+    timezone: ${vm_os_timezone}
+  late-commands:
+    - sed -i -e 's/^#\?PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication yes/g' /target/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    - echo '${build_username} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' > /target/etc/sudoers.d/${build_username}
+    - curtin in-target --target=/target -- chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/${build_username}

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/linux-ubuntu.auto.pkrvars.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+    DESCRIPTION:
+    Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS variables used by the Packer Plugin for Proxmox (proxmox-iso).
+*/
+
+// Guest Operating System Metadata
+vm_os_language   = "en_US"
+vm_os_keyboard   = "us"
+vm_os_timezone   = "UTC"
+vm_os_family     = "linux"
+vm_os_name       = "ubuntu"
+vm_os_version    = "24.04-lts"
+
+// Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
+vm_os_type       = "l26"
+
+// Virtual Machine Hardware Settings
+vm_bios                 = "seabios"
+vm_cpu_count            = 1
+vm_cpu_sockets          = 1
+vm_cpu_type             = "kvm64"
+vm_mem_size             = 2048
+vm_disk_type            = "virtio"
+vm_disk_size            = "32G"
+vm_disk_format          = "raw"
+vm_storage_pool         = "vm-data"
+vm_disk_controller_type = "virtio-scsi-pci"
+vm_network_card_model   = "virtio"
+vm_bridge_interface     = "vmbr0"
+vm_vlan_tag             = "102"
+
+// Removable Media Settings
+iso_path     = "iso"
+iso_file     = "ubuntu-24.04-live-server-amd64.iso"
+iso_checksum = "8762f7e74e4d64d72fceb5f70682e6b069932deedb4949c6975d0f0fe0a91be3"
+
+// Boot Settings
+vm_boot      = "order=virtio0;ide2;net0"
+vm_boot_wait = "5s"
+
+// EFI Settings
+vm_firmware_path         = "./OVMF.fd"
+vm_efi_storage_pool      = "vm-data"
+vm_efi_pre_enrolled_keys = false
+vm_efi_type              = "4m"

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/linux-ubuntu.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/*
+    DESCRIPTION:
+    Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS template using the Packer Builder for Proxmox (proxmox-iso).
+*/
+
+//  BLOCK: packer
+//  The Packer configuration.
+
+packer {
+  required_version = ">= 1.9.1"
+  required_plugins {
+    ansible = {
+      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/ansible"
+      version = "~> 1"
+    }
+    git = {
+      version = ">= 0.4.2"
+      source  = "github.com/ethanmdavidson/git"
+    }
+    proxmox = {
+      version = ">= 1.0.6"
+      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/proxmox"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+//  BLOCK: data
+//  Defines the data sources.
+
+data "git-repository" "cwd" {}
+
+//  BLOCK: locals
+//  Defines the local variables.
+
+locals {
+  build_by          = "Built by: HashiCorp Packer ${packer.version}"
+  build_date        = formatdate("DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm ZZZ", "${timestamp()}" )
+  build_version     = data.git-repository.cwd.head
+  build_description = "Version: ${local.build_version}\nBuilt on: ${local.build_date}\n${local.build_by}\nCloud-Init: ${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}"
+  vm_disk_type      = var.vm_disk_type == "virtio" ? "vda" : "sda"
+  manifest_date     = formatdate("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss", timestamp())
+  manifest_path     = "${path.cwd}/manifests/"
+  manifest_output   = "${local.manifest_path}${local.manifest_date}.json"
+  data_source_content = {
+    "/meta-data" = file("${abspath(path.root)}/data/meta-data")
+    "/user-data" = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/user-data.pkrtpl.hcl", {
+      build_username           = var.build_username
+      build_password           = var.build_password
+      build_password_encrypted = var.build_password_encrypted
+      vm_disk_type             = local.vm_disk_type
+      vm_os_language           = var.vm_os_language
+      vm_os_keyboard           = var.vm_os_keyboard
+      vm_os_timezone           = var.vm_os_timezone
+      storage                  = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/storage.pkrtpl.hcl", {
+        device                 = var.vm_disk_device
+        swap                   = var.vm_disk_use_swap
+        partitions             = var.vm_disk_partitions
+        lvm                    = var.vm_disk_lvm
+        vm_bios                = var.vm_bios
+      })
+    })
+  }
+  data_source_command = var.common_data_source == "http" ? "ds=\"nocloud-net;seedfrom=http://{{.HTTPIP}}:{{.HTTPPort}}/\"" : "ds=\"nocloud\""
+  vm_name = "${var.vm_os_family}-${var.vm_os_name}-${var.vm_os_version}"
+  vm_bios = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? var.vm_firmware_path : null
+}
+
+//  BLOCK: source
+//  Defines the builder configuration blocks.
+
+source "proxmox-iso" "ubuntu" {
+ 
+  // Proxmox Connection Settings and Credentials
+  proxmox_url              = "https://${var.proxmox_hostname}:8006/api2/json"
+  username                 = "${var.proxmox_api_token_id}"
+  token                    = "${var.proxmox_api_token_secret}"
+  insecure_skip_tls_verify = "${var.proxmox_insecure_connection}"
+
+  // Proxmox Settings
+  node                     = "${var.proxmox_node}"
+
+  // Virtual Machine Settings
+  vm_name         = "${local.vm_name}"
+  bios            = "${var.vm_bios}"
+  sockets         = "${var.vm_cpu_sockets}"
+  cores           = "${var.vm_cpu_count}"
+  cpu_type        = "${var.vm_cpu_type}"
+  memory          = "${var.vm_mem_size}"
+  os              = "${var.vm_os_type}"
+  scsi_controller = "${var.vm_disk_controller_type}"
+  disks {
+    disk_size     = "${var.vm_disk_size}"
+    type          = "${var.vm_disk_type}"
+    storage_pool  = "${var.vm_storage_pool}"
+    format        = "${var.vm_disk_format}"
+  }
+  dynamic "efi_config" {
+    for_each = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? [1] : []
+    content {
+      efi_storage_pool  = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? var.vm_efi_storage_pool : null
+      efi_type          = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? var.vm_efi_type : null
+      pre_enrolled_keys = var.vm_bios == "ovmf" ? var.vm_efi_pre_enrolled_keys : null
+    }
+  }
+  unmount_iso     = true
+  ssh_username    = "${var.build_username}"
+  ssh_password    = "${var.build_password}"
+  ssh_timeout     = "${var.timeout}"
+  ssh_port        = "22"
+  iso_file        = "${var.common_iso_storage}:${var.iso_path}/${var.iso_file}"
+  iso_checksum    = "${var.iso_checksum}"
+  qemu_agent      = true
+
+  network_adapters {
+    bridge     = "${var.vm_bridge_interface}"
+    model      = "${var.vm_network_card_model}"
+    vlan_tag   = "${var.vm_vlan_tag}"
+  }
+
+  // Removable Media Settings
+  http_content = "${var.common_data_source}" == "http" ? "${local.data_source_content}" : null
+
+  // Boot and Provisioning Settings
+  http_bind_address = var.common_data_source == "http" ? var.common_http_bind_address : null
+  http_port_min     = var.common_data_source == "http" ? var.common_http_port_min : null
+  http_port_max     = var.common_data_source == "http" ? var.common_http_port_max : null
+  boot              = var.vm_boot
+  boot_wait         = var.vm_boot_wait
+  boot_command = [
+    "c<wait5>",
+    "linux /casper/vmlinuz --- autoinstall ${local.data_source_command}",
+    "<enter><wait10>",
+    "initrd /casper/initrd",
+    "<enter><wait10>",
+    "boot",
+    "<enter>"
+  ]
+
+  dynamic "additional_iso_files" {
+    for_each = var.common_data_source == "disk" ? [1] : []
+    content {
+      cd_files = var.common_data_source == "disk" ? local.data_source_content : null
+      cd_label = var.common_data_source == "disk" ? "cidata" : null
+      iso_storage_pool = var.common_data_source == "disk" ? "local" : null
+    }
+  }
+
+  template_name        = "${local.vm_name}"
+  template_description = "${local.build_description}"
+
+  # VM Cloud Init Settings
+  cloud_init              = var.vm_cloud_init_enable
+  cloud_init_storage_pool = var.vm_cloud_init_enable == true ? var.vm_storage_pool : null
+
+}
+
+# Build Definition to create the VM Template
+build {
+  sources = ["source.proxmox-iso.ubuntu"]
+
+  provisioner "ansible" {
+    user          = "${var.build_username}"
+    playbook_file = "${path.cwd}/ansible/main.yml"
+    roles_path    = "${path.cwd}/ansible/roles"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_CONFIG=${path.cwd}/ansible/ansible.cfg"
+    ]
+    extra_arguments = [
+      "--extra-vars", "display_skipped_hosts=false",
+      "--extra-vars", "BUILD_USERNAME=${var.build_username}",
+      "--extra-vars", "BUILD_SECRET='${var.build_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "ANSIBLE_USERNAME=${var.ansible_username}",
+      "--extra-vars", "ANSIBLE_SECRET='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "cloud_init='${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}'",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  post-processor "manifest" {
+    output     = local.manifest_output
+    strip_path = true
+    strip_time = true
+    custom_data = {
+      ansible_username         = "${var.ansible_username}"
+      build_username           = "${var.build_username}"
+      build_date               = "${local.build_date}"
+      build_version            = "${local.build_version}"
+      common_data_source       = "${var.common_data_source}"
+      vm_cpu_sockets           = "${var.vm_cpu_sockets}"
+      vm_cpu_count             = "${var.vm_cpu_count}"
+      vm_disk_size             = "${var.vm_disk_size}"
+      vm_bios                  = "${var.vm_bios}"
+      vm_os_type               = "${var.vm_os_type}"
+      vm_mem_size              = "${var.vm_mem_size}"
+      vm_network_card_model    = "${var.vm_network_card_model}"
+      vm_cloud_init_enable     = "${var.vm_cloud_init_enable}"
+    }
+  }
+}

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/variables-storage.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+    DESCRIPTION:
+    Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS storage variables used by the Packer Plugin for Proxmox (proxmox-iso).
+*/
+
+// VM Storage Settings
+
+variable "vm_disk_device" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The device for the virtual disk. (e.g. 'sda')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_use_swap" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Whether to use a swap partition."
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_partitions" {
+  type = list(object({
+    name = string
+    size = number
+    format = object({
+      label  = string
+      fstype = string
+    })
+    mount = object({
+      path    = string
+      options = string
+    })
+    volume_group = string
+  }))
+  description = "The disk partitions for the virtual disk."
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_lvm" {
+  type = list(object({
+    name    = string
+    partitions = list(object({
+      name = string
+      size = number
+      format = object({
+        label  = string
+        fstype = string
+      })
+      mount = object({
+        path    = string
+        options = string
+      })
+    }))
+  }))
+  description = "The LVM configuration for the virtual disk."
+  default     = []
+}

builds/linux/ubuntu/24-04-lts/variables.pkr.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+/*
+    DESCRIPTION:
+    Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS variables using the Packer Builder for Proxmox (proxmox-iso).
+*/
+
+//  BLOCK: variable
+//  Defines the input variables.
+
+// Proxmox Credentials
+
+variable "proxmox_hostname" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The FQDN or IP address of a Proxmox node. Only one node should be specified in a cluster."
+}
+
+variable "proxmox_api_token_id" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The token to login to the Proxmox node/cluster. The format is USER@REALM!TOKENID. (e.g. packer@pam!packer_pve_token)"
+}
+
+variable "proxmox_api_token_secret" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The secret for the API token used to login to the Proxmox API."
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "proxmox_insecure_connection" {
+  description = "true/false to skip Proxmox TLS certificate checks."
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+// Proxmox Settings
+
+variable "proxmox_node" {
+  type    = string
+  description = "The name of the Proxmox node that Packer will build templates on."
+}
+
+// Virtual Machine Settings
+
+variable "vm_os_language" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system language."
+  default     = "en_US"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_keyboard" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system keyboard layout."
+  default     = "us"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_timezone" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system timezone."
+  default     = "UTC"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_family" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system family. Used for naming. (e.g. 'linux')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system name. Used for naming. (e.g. 'ubuntu')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_version" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system version. Used for naming. (e.g. '22-04-lts')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_os_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The guest operating system type. (e.g. 'l26')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_bios" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The firmware type. Allowed values 'ovmf' or 'seabios'"
+  default     = "OVMF"
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = contains(["ovmf", "seabios"], var.vm_bios)
+    error_message = "The vm_bios value must be 'ovmf' or 'seabios'."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "vm_firmware_path" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The firmware file to be used. Needed for EFI"
+  default     = "/usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd"
+}
+
+variable "vm_efi_storage_pool" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Set the UEFI disk storage location. (e.g. 'local-lvm')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_efi_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Specifies the version of the OVMF firmware to be used. (e.g. '4m')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_efi_pre_enrolled_keys" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Whether Microsoft Standard Secure Boot keys should be pre-loaded on the EFI disk. (e.g. false)"
+}
+
+variable "vm_cpu_count" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The number of virtual CPUs. (e.g. '2')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_cpu_sockets" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The number of virtual CPU sockets. (e.g. '1')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_cpu_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The CPU type to emulate. See the Proxmox API documentation for the complete list of accepted values. For best performance, set this to host. Defaults to kvm64."
+}
+
+variable "vm_mem_size" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The size for the virtual memory in MB. (e.g. '2048')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_controller_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The SCSI controller model to emulate. (e.g. 'virtio-scsi-pci')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_type" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The type of disk to emulate. (e.g. 'virtio')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_storage_pool" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The name of the Proxmox storage pool to store the VM template. (e.g. 'local-lvm')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_size" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The size for the virtual disk in GB. (e.g. '32G')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_disk_format" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The format of the file backing the disk. (e.g. 'qcow2')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_network_card_model" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The model of the virtual network adapter to emulate. (e.g. 'virtio')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_bridge_interface" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The name of the Proxmox bridge to attach the adapter to."
+}
+
+variable "vm_vlan_tag" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "If the adapter should tag packets, give the VLAN ID. (e.g. '102')"
+}
+
+// Cloud-Init Settings
+
+variable "vm_cloud_init_enable" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable or disable cloud-init drive in Proxmox. (e.g. false)"
+  default     = false
+}
+
+// Removable Media Settings
+
+variable "common_iso_storage" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The name of the source Proxmox storage location for ISO images. (e.g. 'local-lvm')"
+}
+
+variable "iso_path" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The path on the source Proxmox storage location for ISO images. (e.g. 'iso')"
+}
+
+variable "iso_file" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The file name of the ISO image used by the vendor. (e.g. 'ubuntu-<version>-live-server-amd64.iso')"
+}
+
+variable "iso_checksum" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The checksum value of the ISO image provided by the vendor."
+}
+
+// Boot Settings
+
+variable "common_data_source" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The provisioning data source. (e.g. 'http' or 'disk')"
+}
+
+variable "common_http_bind_address" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Define an IP address on the host to use for the HTTP server."
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "common_http_port_min" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The start of the HTTP port range."
+}
+
+variable "common_http_port_max" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The end of the HTTP port range."
+}
+
+variable "vm_boot" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The boot order for virtual machine devices. (e.g. 'order=virtio0;ide2;net0')"
+}
+
+variable "vm_boot_wait" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The time to wait after booting the initial VM before typing the boot_command (e.g '10s')"
+}
+
+variable "common_ip_wait_timeout" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Time to wait for guest operating system IP address response."
+}
+
+variable "common_shutdown_timeout" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "Time to wait for guest operating system shutdown."
+}
+
+// Communicator Settings and Credentials
+
+variable "build_username" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The username to login to the guest operating system. (e.g. 'ubuntu')"
+#  sensitive   = true  
+}
+
+variable "build_password" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The password to login to the guest operating system."
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "build_password_encrypted" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The encrypted password to login to the guest operating system."
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "build_key" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The SSH public key to login to the guest operating system."
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "timeout" {
+  description = "not sure why I need so high a timeout but here we are"
+  default = "90m"
+}
+
+// Ansible Credentials
+
+variable "ansible_username" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The username for Ansible to login to the guest operating system. (e.g. 'ansible')"
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+variable "ansible_key" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The public key for Ansible to login to the guest operating system."
+#  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+// HCP Packer Settings
+
+variable "common_hcp_packer_registry_enabled" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable the HCP Packer registry."
+  default     = false
+}
+