ansible_proxmox_VM/tasks/create-vm.yml

---
# create-vm.yml - Create base VM on Proxmox

- name: "[VM] Check if VM already exists"
  ansible.builtin.stat:
    path: "/etc/pve/qemu-server/{{ vm_id }}.conf"
  register: vm_conf
  changed_when: false

- name: "[VM] Display VM status"
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "VM {{ vm_id }} ({{ hostname }}) - Status: {{ 'ALREADY EXISTS' if vm_conf.stat.exists else 'WILL BE CREATED' }}"

- name: "[VM] Create base VM"
  ansible.builtin.command: >
    qm create {{ vm_id }}
    --name {{ hostname }}
    --memory {{ memory }}
    --cores {{ cores }}
    --cpu {{ cpu_type }}
    --net0 virtio,bridge={{ bridge }},macaddr={{ mac_address }}
    --agent 1
  register: vm_create
  when: not vm_conf.stat.exists
  changed_when: vm_create.rc == 0

- name: "[VM] Handle VM creation error"
  ansible.builtin.fail:
    msg: |
      Failed to create VM {{ vm_id }}:
      {{ vm_create.stderr | default('No error message') }}
  when:
    - not vm_conf.stat.exists
    - vm_create is failed

- name: "[VM] Verify VM was created"
  ansible.builtin.stat:
    path: "/etc/pve/qemu-server/{{ vm_id }}.conf"
  register: vm_conf_verify
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: not vm_conf_verify.stat.exists

- name: "[VM] Display VM creation result"
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: "✓ VM {{ vm_id }} created successfully"
  when: not vm_conf.stat.exists