I'd like to automate setting up Linux VMs with some minimal stuff like installing some packages, copying my dotfiles and updating some configuration like ssh and firewall.<p>I know Ansible is used a lot for this kind of things, but is there anything simpler out there for the kind of minimal setup I am looking to automate? I see Ansible is not getting much love, not sure why, but that makes me think folks here may be using different tools at least for personal projects.<p>Curious to hear everyone's thoughts
I run a pretty chunky box at home... Proxmox has been a blessing and <a href="https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/VM_Templates_and_Clones" rel="nofollow">https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/VM_Templates_and_Clones</a> has been a treat.