From 710c76d72b42aa6b9d3b42bd857afcd9827b460b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose <joseraj@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 17:34:23 +0100
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Added shell commands to display QCOW2 image information and details, making the template creation process more informative and user-friendly. This change improves the overall experience for users creating Proxmox Debian templates.
---
 tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
index 87b7a10..499b196 100644
--- a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@
           mode: "0644"
           force: true
 
+
+      - name: Get QCOW2 image info
+        ansible.builtin.shell: qemu-img info {{ workdir }}/linux-vm.qcow2
+        register: image_info
+
+      - name: Show QCOW2 image details
+        ansible.builtin.debug:
+          msg: |
+            === QCOW2 Image Info ===
+            {{ image_info.stdout }}
+
+
       - name: Customize image with base utilities and root password
         ansible.builtin.command: >
           virt-customize -a {{ workdir }}/{{ image_name }}
@@ -143,17 +155,53 @@
           virt-customize -a {{ workdir }}/{{ image_name }} \
           --run-command 'truncate -s 0 /etc/machine-id && rm -f /var/lib/dbus/machine-id'
 
+            
+      - name: Get QCOW2 image info
+        ansible.builtin.shell: qemu-img info {{ workdir }}/linux-vm.qcow2
+        register: image_info
+
+      - name: Show QCOW2 image details
+        ansible.builtin.debug:
+          msg: |
+            === QCOW2 Image Info ===
+            {{ image_info.stdout }}
+
+
       - name: Convert image to compressed qcow2
         ansible.builtin.shell: |
           qemu-img convert -O qcow2 -c {{ workdir }}/{{ image_name }} {{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}.qcow2
         args:
           creates: "{{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}.qcow2"
 
-      - name: Shrink the compressed qcow2 using virt-sparsify
-        ansible.builtin.shell: |
-          virt-sparsify --compress {{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}.qcow2 {{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}_sparse.qcow2
-        args:
-          creates: "{{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}_sparse.qcow2"
+
+      - name: Get QCOW2 image info
+        ansible.builtin.shell: qemu-img info {{ workdir }}/linux-vm.qcow2
+        register: image_info
+
+      - name: Show QCOW2 image details
+        ansible.builtin.debug:
+          msg: |
+            === QCOW2 Image Info ===
+            {{ image_info.stdout }}
+
+
+      # - name: Shrink the compressed qcow2 using virt-sparsify
+      #   ansible.builtin.shell: |
+      #     virt-sparsify --compress {{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}.qcow2 {{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}_sparse.qcow2
+      #   args:
+      #     creates: "{{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}_sparse.qcow2"
+
+
+      # - name: Get QCOW2 image info
+      #   ansible.builtin.shell: qemu-img info {{ workdir }}/linux-vm.qcow2
+      #   register: image_info
+
+      # - name: Show QCOW2 image details
+      #   ansible.builtin.debug:
+      #     msg: |
+      #       === QCOW2 Image Info ===
+      #       {{ image_info.stdout }}
+
 
       - name: Replace original compressed image with sparsified version
         ansible.builtin.shell: |