diff --git a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
index ebc3fef..67efdba 100644
--- a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     lxc_memory: 2048
     lxc_net: "name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp"
     lxc_rootfs_size: "8G"
-    lxc_password: "password"
+    lxc_password: "password" 
 
   tasks:
     - block:
@@ -31,11 +31,21 @@
           state: present
           update_cache: true
 
+      - name: Combine SSH public keys into one file
+        ansible.builtin.copy:
+          dest: '{{ ssh_keys_file }}'
+          content: |
+            {% for key in ssh_public_keys %}
+            {{ key }}
+            {% endfor %}
+          mode: '0644'
+
       - name: Create LXC build container
         ansible.builtin.command: >
           pct create {{ lxc_id }} {{ lxc_template }}
           --hostname {{ lxc_name }}
           --password '{{ lxc_password }}'
+          --ssh-public-keys '{{ ssh_keys_file }}'
           --cores {{ lxc_cores }}
           --memory {{ lxc_memory }}
           --ostype {{ lxc_ostype }}