Tasks automation via API (maybe using Ansible?)

[Machine Manager]

I am researching how to automate tasks in the containers/VMs, but I don't like the idea of connecting via SSH to each machine and depending on the remotes to be connected on the same network.

Is it possible to connect to the containers/VMs via Ansible using the Proxmox API? Maybe there is a better tool for this job?

 

[sterzy]

Not sure about Ansible for VMs there is the POST /api2/json/nodes/{node}/qemu/{vmid}/agent/exec [1] endpoint. For containers you could use the CLI command pct execute command. As far as I know that does not have an API equivalent though as it just uses lxc-attach under the hood.

[1]: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/index.html#/nodes/{node}/qemu/{vmid}/agent/exec

 

[liberodark]

Hi,

You can look here : https://github.com/liberodark/pve-ansible

Best Regards

 

[Machine Manager]

@sterzy I am looking for some kind of automation that can launch commands on multiple CT/VMs, maybe under the hood using `pct exec` , `pct console`, and such.

@liberodark that's good for provisioning, but I am in need of something to submit commands to multiple machines already provisioned. Do you know how Ansible (or something else) could do it?

 

[liberodark]

Hi, i think you can use rundeck directly for that also

pct enter

or

pct execute

can help you for that too.

Best Regards

 

[Machine Manager]

@liberodark Rundeck seems to be very interesting. I will spend some time playing with it.
Thank you very much for the tip!

 

[liberodark]

Hi,
Just for example i send you this piece of code to launch a command on your CTs :

#!/bin/bash
# List VMs
VMID_VM=$(qm list| awk '/[0-9]/ {print $1}')
# List CTs
VMID_CT=$(pct list| awk '/[0-9]/ {print $1}')
# Run Command on CTs
pct exec "$VMID_CT" -- bash -c "touch test_$VMID_CT"

PS : For VMs I might recommend using cloudinit.

Best Regards