updates

Author: mitchross

iac/README.md

@@ -35,14 +35,26 @@ cxxxxxcfedb-0ddd8-4c0f-932b-6adxxxxxxxxxc3ae
 # Navigate to packer directory
 cd iac/packer/talos-packer/
 
-# Update vars/local.pkrvars.hcl with your settings
+# Update vars/local.pkrvars.hcl with your common settings and Proxmox credentials.
 
-# Initialize and validate packer
+# Initialize and validate packer.
+# Note: We now specify both the common 'local' vars and the build-specific vars.
 packer init -upgrade .
-packer validate -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" .
 
-# Build the template
-packer build -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" .
+# Validate the non-GPU build
+packer validate -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" -var-file="vars/non-gpu.pkrvars.hcl" .
+
+# Validate the GPU build
+packer validate -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" -var-file="vars/gpu.pkrvars.hcl" .
+
+
+# Build the desired template by specifying the appropriate var file.
+
+# Build the NON-GPU template
+packer build -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" -var-file="vars/non-gpu.pkrvars.hcl" .
+
+# Build the GPU template
+packer build -var-file="vars/local.pkrvars.hcl" -var-file="vars/gpu.pkrvars.hcl" .
 ```
 
 ### 3. Terraform - Provisioning Infrastructure
@@ -65,15 +77,15 @@ terraform plan \
   -var 'proxmox_api_url=https://192.168.10.11:8006/api2/json' \
   -var 'proxmox_node=proxmox-threadripper' \
   -var 'proxmox_api_token_id=root@pam!iac' \
-  -var 'proxmox_api_token_secret=c30xxxxxxxb-6aded8a1c3ae' \
+  -var 'proxmox_api_token_secret=c3xxxxx' \
   -out .tfplan
 
 # Apply the plan
 terraform apply \
   -var 'proxmox_api_url=https://192.168.10.11:8006/api2/json' \
   -var 'proxmox_node=proxmox-threadripper' \
   -var 'proxmox_api_token_id=root@pam!iac' \
-  -var 'proxmox_api_token_secret=c30cfxxxxxxxaded8a1c3ae'
+  -var 'proxmox_api_token_secret=c30xxxxx'
 ```
 
 **Important:** Take note of the MAC addresses outputted, copy and update in the following step.

iac/packer/talos-packer/variables.pkr.hcl

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ variable "cloudinit_storage_pool" {
 
 variable "talos_version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "v1.10.2"
+  default = "v1.10.4"
 }
 
 variable "talos_image_schematic_id" {

iac/packer/talos-packer/vars/local.pkrvars.hcl

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 proxmox_api_url = "https://192.168.10.11:8006/api2/json"  
 proxmox_node = "proxmox-threadripper"
 proxmox_api_token_id = "root@pam!iac"  
-proxmox_api_token_secret = "xxxxx"
+proxmox_api_token_secret = "c30xxxxxxxx"
 
 proxmox_storage      = "local-lvm"
 cpu_type             = "host"
-talos_version        = "v1.10.0"
+talos_version        = "v1.10.4"
 base_iso_file        = "local:iso/archlinux-2025.04.01-x86_64.iso"