An Uphill Battle Getting Packer to Play Nicely with Proxmox

Running a homelab is a great way to be introduced to a number of new technologies and methodologies with minimal risk.

One of the downsides of running a homelab however, is maintenance. In an ever evolving world of security threats and bad actors, it is important to keep your homelab updated and running recent software and hardware.

Since homelabs are generally educational ventures, it is unlikely that one is being paid to maintain them. In order to keep things running smoothly, automation is key to maintaining infrastructure hygeine.