What's the most automated way deploy a system image in a HOME environment? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Ok_Exchange_9646@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Home, non-AD environment. SCCM, Ivanti DSM don't work since this isn't a business environment. Intune also isn't feasible I think.

I have so far done it via NTLite and an answer file.

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Does anyone happen to know if I can make the answer file set up a RANDOMIZED user (admin) account during the image deployment? Normally you're asked to create a user (admin) acc in the middle of the windows deployment process. I know the answer file can set up a given user or multiple but idk if you can make the answer file RANDOMIZE the user account name and password / deployment... Would putting an * asterisk in >USERNAME< do it?

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[-] bufandatl@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I am using terraform to create my VMs and destroy them. Using Ansible with the xenorchestra inventory plugin and have it configure the servers I created.

[-] amw3000@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

MDT with WDS will work in a workgroup.
You will always need to specify a username and password.

What's are you ultimately trying to do here? What problem are you trying to solve?

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