From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AFAAA7D623 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:36:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id A4D542E967 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:36:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS id 7D4FD2E95C for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:36:57 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id D12054219A for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:29:18 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <3a0329d8-bea6-ffab-5c03-e4d2e0675b23@proxmox.com> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:29:17 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:95.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/95.0 Content-Language: en-US To: Proxmox VE development discussion , Gilles Pietri , pve-devel@pve.proxmox.com References: <87d419d1-f178-8c9b-a5ee-1d03fb0ae7d7@gilouweb.com> From: Thomas Lamprecht In-Reply-To: <87d419d1-f178-8c9b-a5ee-1d03fb0ae7d7@gilouweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL 1.683 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment NICE_REPLY_A -3.06 Looks like a legit reply (A) SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record URIBL_BLOCKED 0.001 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [proxmox.com] Subject: Re: [pve-devel] Feature idea: import cloud images as disks, or at VM creation X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 07:36:58 -0000 Hi, On 09.11.21 03:03, Gilles Pietri wrote: > There's something I'd like to add to the UI, but I'd like some input fr= om others, or at least know how useful it may sound. >=20 > I'd like to be able to import cloud image from distributions. >=20 > My idea would be to add a qemu template type (could be raw to start, bu= t really anything that can be imported using qemu-img could do), and use = those when needed. >=20 > It could be through an to import the disk on an existing VM, or at crea= tion:=C2=A0instead of choosing a CD-Rom, we'd chose a template to import = as the main disk, and the size chosen later on would be used to resize it= =2E >=20 > What do you think? Is this dumb?=C2=A0Has anyone worked on such an idea= ? >=20 > I'm willing to start exploring adding a template type named Qemu templa= te or so, then working on using that to import a disk, then improve the c= reation ui.. FYI, there was already some effort in adding an OVF importer to the API/G= UI: https://lists.proxmox.com/pipermail/pve-devel/2021-June/048564.html https://lists.proxmox.com/pipermail/pve-devel/2021-June/048563.html While it stalled a bit but we still plan to pick that up again in the nea= r future. cheers, Thomas