Preparing templates

You may need to create a template in these cases:

• To rescue a virtual machine
• To create a VM accessible via SSH
• To create a VM customizable with user data

Preparation overview

1. Install cloud-init and OpenSSH Server in the virtual machine.

2. Enable logging for virtual machines that will be created from the template.

3. Convert the VM boot volume to the template, as described in Creating images from volumes.