Configure VMs

🧱 VM Inputs

Environment

VM Category

VM Number

Computed VM Name:

dev-build-01

Computed IP:

192.168.8.00

Build VM Configuration Steps

Go to Proxmox VE

Open Proxmox VE.

https://pve.aspireclan.com
### Clone VM Template Clone tmplt-ub-24-min-docker
Login into new server
Run the command

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

### Check current hostname

hostnamectl

hostname

### Change the Hostname (Permanently) Edit the hostname file

sudo nano /etc/hostname

Delete the old hostname and enter the new one.

New Hostname:

dev-build-01

Save and exit (Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter).
Edit the hosts file

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Find a line like 127.0.1.1 old-hostname
Change old-hostname to NEW_HOSTNAME, so it looks like: 127.0.1.1 NEW_HOSTNAME
Save and exit (Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter).
### Apply Changes Run:

sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind

sudo reboot now

After reboot, confirm:

hostnamectl

### Assign static IP in UDM SE Run the command in new cloned ubuntu VM to get current IP address

ip a

Go to UDM SE and find the server with the above IP
Set the static IP as per the docs.aspireclan.com
### Reboot Run:

sudo reboot

### Assign Static IP Login to the new cloned Ubuntu VM and run the following commands to assign a static IP address. Run:

[OPTIONAL]

sudo ls /etc/netplan

sudo vim /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml

:%d [ENTER]

network:
    version: 2
    ethernets:
      enp6s18:
        dhcp4: no
        addresses:
          - 192.168.8.00/22
        gateway4: 192.168.8.1
        nameservers:
          addresses:
            - 192.168.8.4
            - 1.1.1.1
            - 8.8.8.8

sudo netplan apply

Install Azure CLI (VERY IMPORTANT)

This step is mandatory for self-hosted GitHub Actions runners. The azure/login@v2 action requires Azure CLI (az) to be installed and available in the system PATH.

Install Azure CLI

curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

Verify Azure CLI installation (az version)

az version

Verify az is on PATH (which az)

which az