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Machine image expert: unattended installs and cloud-init v1.0.0

Use this resource to design reproducible system image pipelines

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install machine-image-automation-pipeline

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The prompt frames the agent around Packer in HCL2, unattended OS installs and cloud-init. It separates what is baked into the image from what is configured at first boot, and forbids hardcoded credentials.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
CC0-1.0

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What you get

  • The full prompt, ready to paste
  • Phases: bootstrap, provisioning, generalisation, finalisation
  • Hardening and idempotency best practices

Good fit for

  • Automating an image for a fleet of virtual machines
  • Preparing a Linux image with an automated install file

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    Tags

    • images
    • devops
    • cloud-init
    • automation

    About

    You say

    “Write a template that builds a Debian image with a preseed file and cloud-init.”

    Card for the “Machine image expert: unattended installs and cloud-init” prompt

    Prompt published by papanito under the CC0-1.0 license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Paste the prompt into your assistant or agent
    2. Ask it to design reproducible system image pipelines
    3. Review and adjust the result

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    Files

    • LICENSE0.6 KB
    • machine-image-automation-pipeline.md3.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    papanito
    Source
    github.com/f/prompts.chat/blob/cecef6fc73c2c389770695a56252d331981727de/prompts.csv
    Licence
    CC0-1.0

    Notice

    « Packer Automation & Imaging Expert » (papanito, CC0-1.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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