Automating Linux VM Deployments on KVM Hosts

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install @virt
sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER

sudo apt update
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd
sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install ansible-core

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ansible-core

vim hosts

[kvm_hosts]
kvm_server_1_ip
kvm_server_2_ip

ansible all -i hosts -m ansible.builtin.ping

ansible-galaxy collection install mdthd.virtman

vim vm_deploy_playbook.yml

- name: Deploy VM
  hosts: localhost
  become: yes
  vars_files:
    - vm_definition.yml
  tasks:
    - name: Deploy VM Using Ansible Collection Role
      include_role:
        name: vm_deploy
      loop: "{{ vm }}"

vim vm_definition.yml

# vm_vars.yml
vm:
  - name: vm02                      # Required
    hostname: linux                 # Optional, Default: linux
    domain: domain.local            # Optional, Default domain: .local
    os: centos9                     # Required, Refer OS Section
    memory: 2048                    # Optional, Default Size is 2048 GiB
    vcpu: 2                         # Optional, Default number of CPU is 2 
    disk_size: 20                   # Optional, Default Size is 10 GiB

    users:
      - name: user
        password: "password"        # Optional,  Default is test123
        groups: sudo, admin         # Optional
        ssh_key:                    # Optional
          - "SSH_key"               # Multiple SSH-Keys Can be added
    # Multiple users blocks can be added here

    networks:                       # Whole Network Block is Optional
      - name: default               # Network Name is the one that is Defined on KVM host
        ip:                    
          - 192.168.122.11/24       # Optional, Default DHCP (Multiple IP for single NIC can be added)
        gateway: 192.168.122.1      # Optional, No Default, If not specified no internet access 
        dns1: 1.1.1.1               # Optional
        dns2: 8.8.8.8               # Optional, If no DNS Specified, Default: 1.1.1.1

    ## Multiple Network Blocks Can be added

    packages:
      - vim
      - curl

    ## List of Packages to be installed can be added


  # Multiple VM Blocks can be added here

ansible-playbook -i hosts vm_deploy_playbook.yml