fix: add support for Proxmox snippets storage configuration and update related paths

defaults/main.yml

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ bridge: vmbr0
 # Proxmox storage pool for VM disks
 storage: local-lvm
 
+# Proxmox storage pool for snippets
+proxmox_snippets_storage: local
+proxmox_snippets_storage_path: /var/lib/vz
+
 ###############################################################################
 # MAC ADDRESS GENERATION (avoids collisions)
 ###############################################################################
@@ -52,8 +56,8 @@ mac_address: "{{ mac_base }}:{{ mac_suffix }}"
 debian_image_url: "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/trixie/latest/debian-13-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
 
 # Local path where image is cached
-# debian_image_path: "/var/lib/vz/template/qemu/debian-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
-debian_image_path: "/var/lib/vz/template/qemu/debian-13-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
+# debian_image_path: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/template/qemu/debian-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
+debian_image_path: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/template/qemu/debian-13-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2"
 
 ###############################################################################
 # NETWORKING CONFIGURATION

tasks/configure-vm.yml

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     - name: "[CONFIG] Create Cloud-Init vendor-data snippet"
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: cloudinit_vendor.yaml.j2
-        dest: "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-vendor.yaml"
+        dest: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-vendor.yaml"
         mode: "0644"
       register: vendor_snippet
 
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@
     - name: "[CONFIG] Create Cloud-Init user-data snippet"
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: cloudinit_userdata.yaml.j2
-        dest: "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-user.yaml"
+        dest: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-user.yaml"
         mode: "0644"
       register: user_snippet
 
     - name: "[CONFIG] Copy SSH public key to snippets"
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         src: "{{ ssh_keys_file }}"
-        dest: "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-sshkey.pub"
+        dest: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ vm_id }}-sshkey.pub"
         remote_src: true
         mode: "0644"
       register: ssh_snippet

tasks/download-image.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: "[IMAGE] Create template directory if missing"
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/var/lib/vz/template/qemu"
+    path: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/template/qemu"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
   when: not debian_img.stat.exists

tasks/helpers.yml

@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
         path: "{{ item }}"
         state: absent
       loop:
-        - "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-user.yaml"
-        - "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-vendor.yaml"
-        - "/var/lib/vz/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-sshkey.pub"
+        - "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-user.yaml"
+        - "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-vendor.yaml"
+        - "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets/{{ target_vm_id }}-sshkey.pub"
 
   when: helper_task == "cleanup_snippets"
 

tasks/preflight-checks.yml

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
   failed_when: not ssh_key_file.stat.exists
   changed_when: false
 
-
 - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Validate VM ID is unique"
   ansible.builtin.command: "test ! -f /etc/pve/qemu-server/{{ vm_id }}.conf"
   changed_when: false
@@ -158,24 +157,47 @@
   loop: "{{ dns }}"
   when: dns is defined and dns | length > 0
 
-- name: "[PREFLIGHT] Ensure snippets storage exists"
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/var/lib/vz/snippets"
-    state: directory
-    mode: "0755"
-    
-- name: "[PREFLIGHT] Check snippets storage exists"
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "/var/lib/vz/snippets"
-  register: snippets_dir
-  failed_when: not snippets_dir.stat.exists
-  changed_when: false
+- name: "[PREFLIGHT] Ensure Proxmox storage supports snippets"
+  block:
+    - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Read storage.cfg"
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: /etc/pve/storage.cfg
+      register: storage_cfg_raw
+
+    - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Decode storage.cfg"
+      set_fact:
+        storage_cfg: "{{ storage_cfg_raw.content | b64decode }}"
+
+    - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Add 'snippets' to storage content list if missing"
+      ansible.builtin.replace:
+        path: /etc/pve/storage.cfg
+        regexp: "(?m)(^storage {{ proxmox_snippets_storage }}.*?content\\s*=\\s*)([^\n]+)"
+        replace: >-
+          \1{{ ( '\2'.split(',') | union(['snippets']) ) | join(',') }}
+      when: storage_cfg is search("storage {{ proxmox_snippets_storage }}") and
+            storage_cfg is search("storage {{ proxmox_snippets_storage }}.*content=")
+
+    - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Ensure snippets storage exists"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Check snippets storage exists"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ proxmox_snippets_storage_path }}/snippets"
+      register: snippets_dir
+      failed_when: not snippets_dir.stat.exists
+      changed_when: false
+
+  become: true
 
 - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Summary - All checks passed"
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: |
       ✓ Proxmox environment validated
-      ✓ Storage pool '{{ storage }}' available
+      ✓ Storage pool '{{ storage }}' available for VM disks
+      ✓ Storage pool '{{ proxmox_snippets_storage }}' available for snippets
       ✓ SSH key found at {{ ssh_key_path }}
       ✓ VM ID {{ vm_id }} is available
       ✓ Ready to create VM: {{ hostname }}