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# Create cloud-init template
1. Download the image on the Hypervisor (Proxmox)
```bash
wget https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/cloud/bullseye/20220121-894/debian-11-generic-amd64-20220121-894.raw
```
2\. Rename the image to something more normal:
```bash
mv debian-11-generic-amd64-20220121-894.raw debian11-cloudinit.raw
```
3\. Create the VM with a free number
```bash
qm create 101
```
4\. Import the raw image as disk for the vm (101 in our case) and specify the volume (vms in our case)
```bash
qm importdisk 101 debian11-cloudinit.raw vms
```
5\. Change the Bus Device to SCSI, Tick Discard, Click add
6\. Enable the SCSI Device as the boot device (Click enable)
7\. Add a network device with the following config:
8\. Set up `cloudinit` storage device:
With the following config:
1. Set up credentials:
### To configure network IP:
Example of IP and Gateway:
* This will make it so that the VM starts with the defined params
{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** If you have added multiple network devices (say you need the device to be reachable on 2 vlans, then you will have multiple network adapters in cloudinit tab
{% endhint %}
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