commit e61fe7e3f73376eab2005eeb0458fae8f38a8c79
Author: Matthieu Bessat <mail@matthieubessat.fr>
Date:   Wed May 22 17:35:11 2024 +0200

    initial commit

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+sandbox_vms
diff --git a/ansible/README.md b/ansible/README.md
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+https://runebook.dev/fr/docs/ansible/collections/community/general/pacman_module
+https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/pacman_module.html
+https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/pacman_module.html
diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+remote_user = root
+#nocows = True
+gathering = smart
+fact_caching = jsonfile
+interpreter_python = /usr/bin/python3
+strategy = free
+forks = 2
+
+# two hours timeout
+fact_caching_timeout = 7200
+fact_caching_uri = ./.fact_cache.json
+
+[ssh_connection]
+# when developing on local machine
+pipelining = True
diff --git a/ansible/arch_packages.json b/ansible/arch_packages.json
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+["util-linux", "less", "git", "moreutils", "tmux", "openssh", "base-devel", "moreutils", "fzf", "lf", "ripgrep", "fd", "bat", "pv", "at", "jo", "jq", "fx", "yq", "xsv", "unzip", "unoconv", "pandoc", "libqalculate", "wget", "nmap", "wireguard-tools", "tcpdump", "socat", "rsync", "rclone", "lsof", "w3m", "acpi", "smartmontools", "lshw", "ffmpeg", "imagemagick", "mpv", "yt-dlp", "tesseract", "tesseract-data-fra", "tesseract-data-eng", "gopass", "vim", "helix", "gcc", "make", "jwt-cli", "fish", "dash", "pavucontrol", "wev", "wtype", "wl-clipboard", "wofi", "sway", "swaylock", "swayidle", "cliphist", "firefox-developer-edition", "torbrowser-launcher", "alacritty", "thunderbird", "zathura", "krita", "inkscape", "libreoffice-still", "ttf-font-awesome", "ttf-fira-code"]
diff --git a/ansible/arch_packages.yaml b/ansible/arch_packages.yaml
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+categories:
+  base:
+    - util-linux
+    - less
+    - git
+    - moreutils
+    - tmux
+    - openssh
+    - base-devel
+
+  utils:
+    _:
+      - moreutils
+      - fzf
+      - lf
+      - ripgrep
+      - fd
+      - bat
+      - name: pv
+        desc: pipe viewer
+      - name: at
+        desc: scheduler
+    text_processing:
+      json:
+        - jo
+        - jq
+        - fx
+      yaml: 
+        - yq
+      csv:
+        - xsv # rust CSV toolkit
+    archives:
+      - unzip
+    bureautique:
+      - unoconv # can be used to export ODT to pdf
+      - pandoc  # general purpose document converter
+    math:
+      - libqalculate # qalc
+    network:
+      - wget
+      - nmap
+      - wireguard-tools
+      - tcpdump
+      - socat # TCP proxy or relay
+      - rsync
+      - rclone
+    fs:
+      - lsof
+    tui:
+      browser:
+        - w3m
+
+  hardware:
+    - acpi
+    - smartmontools # monitor drive (SSD) health
+    - lshw
+
+  multimedia:
+    - ffmpeg
+    - imagemagick
+    - mpv
+    - yt-dlp
+    - tesseract
+    - tesseract-data-fra
+    - tesseract-data-eng
+
+  security:
+    - gopass
+
+  dev:
+    editor:
+      - vim
+      - helix
+    c:
+      - gcc
+      - make
+
+    http_utils:
+      - jwt-cli
+
+  shell:
+    - fish
+    - aur/fish-fzf
+    - name: dash
+      desc: Simple POSIX compliant shell
+
+    - name: aur/shellcheck-bin
+      desc: Static analyzer for shell script
+
+  sound:
+    control:
+      - pavucontrol
+
+  desktop:
+    wayland:
+      - wev
+      - wtype
+      - wl-clipboard
+      - name: wofi
+        desc: remplacement for rofi
+      - sway
+      - swaylock
+      - swayidle
+
+    desktop_utils:
+      - cliphist
+
+    GUI:
+      browser:
+        - firefox-developer-edition
+        - torbrowser-launcher
+      terminal_emulator:
+        - alacritty
+      mail:
+        - thunderbird
+      viewer:
+        - zathura
+      images:
+        art:
+          - krita
+        svg:
+          - inkscape
+      bureautique:
+        - libreoffice-still
+      geo:
+        - aur/mepo
+      _:
+        - name: aur/screen-message
+          description: Utility to write in big on the screen
+
+  fonts:
+    - ttf-font-awesome
+    - ttf-fira-code
diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yaml b/ansible/inventory.yaml
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+---
+workstation:
+  hosts:
+    127.0.0.1: {}
+    # 192.168.11.229: {}
diff --git a/ansible/parse_arch_packages.py b/ansible/parse_arch_packages.py
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+import json
+import yaml
+
+packages_tree = None
+with open("arch_packages.yaml", 'r') as config_f:
+    packages_tree = yaml.safe_load(config_f)
+
+assert packages_tree is not None, "Must have load valid package tree"
+
+def flatten_packages(item):
+    packages = []
+    if isinstance(item, str):
+        return {'name': item}
+    if isinstance(item, dict) and 'name' in item:
+        return item
+    if isinstance(item, list):
+        return [flatten_packages(p) for p in item]
+    if isinstance(item, dict):
+        packages = []
+        for k, v in item.items():
+            packages += flatten_packages(v)
+        return packages
+    return []
+
+flat_packages = flatten_packages(packages_tree)
+
+names = []
+for p in flat_packages:
+    assert isinstance(p, dict)
+    if p['name'].startswith('aur/'):
+        continue
+    names.append(p['name'])
+
+print(json.dumps(names))
+# print(' '.join(names))
diff --git a/ansible/roles/popequer_notebook/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/popequer_notebook/tasks/main.yaml
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+- name: Create dir
+  file:
+    path: /home/mbess/notebooks
+    state: directory
+- name: Clone personal notebook
+  ansible.builtin.git:
+    repo: "git@forge.lefuturiste.fr:mbess/main-popequer-notebook.git"
+    dest: /home/mbess/notebooks/personal
diff --git a/ansible/run_ansible_playbook.sh b/ansible/run_ansible_playbook.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/sh
+
+workdir="$(pwd)"
+base="$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))"
+
+export ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN=jsonfile
+export ANSIBLE_CONFIG=$base/ansible.cfg
+
+cd $base
+python3 parse_arch_packages.py > arch_packages.json
+cd $workdir
+
+ansible-playbook $base/workstation.yaml \
+    --ask-become-pass \
+    -u "mbess" \
+    -i "$base/inventory.yaml" \
+    --ssh-extra-args "-o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 2222 -i ./sshkey" \
+    --extra-vars "@$base/vars.yaml"
diff --git a/ansible/vars.example.yaml b/ansible/vars.example.yaml
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diff --git a/ansible/vars.yaml b/ansible/vars.yaml
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+user: mbess
+foo: barladladsl
+device_name: grayblower
+
diff --git a/ansible/workstation.yaml b/ansible/workstation.yaml
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+- hosts: workstation
+  gather_facts: False
+  vars:
+    config_files:
+      - dir: tmux
+        name: tmux.conf
+      - dir: alacritty
+        name: alacritty.toml
+      - dir: wofi
+        name: style.css
+  tasks:
+    - name: Init arch
+      block:
+        - file:
+            path: /home/mbess/.workstation_setup_state
+            state: touch
+        - copy: content="2024-05-20T11:28:07.552Z c385e8f1-9f34-47d3-9155-0cc1f04c4550" dest=/home/mbess/.workstation_setup_state
+    - name: Install some packages
+      become: true
+      community.general.pacman:
+        name:
+          - jq
+          - fx
+          - jo
+          - yq
+
+    - name: Install packages from YAML files (excluding AUR)
+      become: true
+      community.general.pacman:
+        name: "{{ lookup('file', 'arch_packages.json') | from_json }}" # the python script will return a list of packages
+
+    # - name: Install yay, an AUR helper
+      
+
+    - name: Clone books sources
+      ansible.builtin.git:
+        repo: "git@forge.lefuturiste.fr:mbess/books-sources.git"
+        dest: /home/mbess/workspace/books_sources
+    - name: Setup config directories
+      file:
+        path: "/home/mbess/.config/{{ item.dir }}"
+        state: directory
+        recurse: true
+      loop: "{{ config_files }}"
+    - name: Setup symbolic links to config files
+      file:
+        src: "/home/mbess/.dots/config/{{ item.dir }}/{{ item.name }}"
+        dest: "/home/mbess/.config/{{ item.dir }}/{{ item.name }}"
+        state: link
+      loop: "{{ config_files }}"
+    - name: Setup main popequer notebook
+      include_role:
+        name: popequer_notebook
+
+    - name: Setup quick notes folder
+      file:
+        path: "/home/mbess/.hidden/quick_notes/"
+        state: directory
+        recurse: true
+    - name: Setup temporary secrets folder (cookies jar)
+      file:
+        path: "/home/mbess/.cache/secrets/"
+        state: directory
+        recurse: true
+      
diff --git a/vm_tools/README.md b/vm_tools/README.md
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+# MonakhOS: My general workstation environment
+
+Code name given on 2024-05-16 : "MonakhOS"
+
+Architecture:
+- Sway
+
+- A single `venv` in dots containing all utilities and libs
+
+## Ansible
+
+https://github.com/id101010/ansible-archlinux
+
+## Steps to install
+
+- find a new name for the device eg. blackjack
+- connect to wifi
+- enable ssh server to access it from the exterior
+- generate ssh key
+- add sshkey to forge.lefuturiste.fr
+
+### Generate a unprotected default ssh key
+
+```
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "mbess@blackjack"
+```
+
+no passphrase
+
+> ECDSA-SK, Ed25519 and Ed25519-SK keys have a fixed length and the -b flag will be ignored.
+
+### Configure ~/.ssh/config
+
+```
+# set as default
+IdentityFile ~/.ssh/unprotected_ed25519
+
+Host *
+    ServerAliveInterval 40
+
+Host forge.lefuturiste.fr
+    user git
+    IdentitiesOnly yes
+    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/unprotected_ed25519
+
+Host aur.archlinux.org
+    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_aur
+    User aur
+```
+
+### Clone dots
+
+```
+cd ~
+git clone git@forge.lefuturiste.fr:mbess/dots .dots
+```
+
+```
+cd ~/.dots
+python3 -m venv venv
+
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# create symbolic link to access dots
+ln -s ~/.dots ~/dots
+```
+
+### install yay
+
+```
+git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
+cd yay
+makepkg -si
+```
+
+### configure Zsh
+
+https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Zsh
+
+
+
+### configure xremap
+
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+    sudo systemctl enable --now xremap
+
+
+### Import and configure GPG keys
+
+### Configure unix password manager
+
+using `extra/gopass`
+
+### Setup symbolic links to configs files
+
+run the script `setup_dot.sh`
+
+## Shell
+
+### Fish
+
+#### install fisher
+
+https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher
+
+use `fisher package`
+
+#### fzf fish
+
+https://github.com/PatrickF1/fzf.fish
+
+require fd and bat
+
+#### lfcd
+https://github.com/gokcehan/lf/blob/master/etc/lfcd.fish
+
+### Zsh
+
+https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ud7YxC33Z3w
+https://github.com/jeffreytse/zsh-vi-mode
+
+How to handle different profiles
+
+## Pacman packages
+
+defined in dots file
+
+arch_packages.yaml
+
+## Sway
+
+### swayidle
+https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68694093/how-to-prevent-swayidle-from-execution-while-watching-a-film
+
+
+## How to sandbox monakos on a virtual machine
+
+### Connect with remmina
+
+    remmina -c spice://127.0.0.1:4354
+
+### Connect to SSH
+
+    ssh -p 2222 localhost -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
+
diff --git a/vm_tools/archinstall-configs/user_configuration.json b/vm_tools/archinstall-configs/user_configuration.json
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+{
+    "additional-repositories": [
+        "multilib"
+    ],
+    "archinstall-language": "English",
+    "audio_config": {
+        "audio": "pipewire"
+    },
+    "bootloader": "Grub",
+    "config_version": "2.8.0",
+    "debug": false,
+    "disk_config": {
+        "config_type": "default_layout",
+        "device_modifications": [
+            {
+                "device": "/dev/sda",
+                "partitions": [
+                    {
+                        "btrfs": [],
+                        "dev_path": null,
+                        "flags": [
+                            "Boot"
+                        ],
+                        "fs_type": "fat32",
+                        "mount_options": [],
+                        "mountpoint": "/boot",
+                        "obj_id": "b2d597c1-f6ad-4314-8b08-2c27bbf43fc1",
+                        "size": {
+                            "sector_size": {
+                                "unit": "B",
+                                "value": 512
+                            },
+                            "unit": "MiB",
+                            "value": 203
+                        },
+                        "start": {
+                            "sector_size": {
+                                "unit": "B",
+                                "value": 512
+                            },
+                            "unit": "MiB",
+                            "value": 3
+                        },
+                        "status": "create",
+                        "type": "primary"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "btrfs": [],
+                        "dev_path": null,
+                        "flags": [],
+                        "fs_type": "ext4",
+                        "mount_options": [],
+                        "mountpoint": "/",
+                        "obj_id": "04f15d18-170d-403b-92cf-62a6c67f2199",
+                        "size": {
+                            "sector_size": {
+                                "unit": "B",
+                                "value": 512
+                            },
+                            "unit": "B",
+                            "value": 10521411584
+                        },
+                        "start": {
+                            "sector_size": {
+                                "unit": "B",
+                                "value": 512
+                            },
+                            "unit": "B",
+                            "value": 216006656
+                        },
+                        "status": "create",
+                        "type": "primary"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "wipe": true
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "disk_encryption": null,
+    "hostname": "archlinux",
+    "kernels": [
+        "linux"
+    ],
+    "locale_config": {
+        "kb_layout": "us",
+        "sys_enc": "UTF-8",
+        "sys_lang": "en_US"
+    },
+    "mirror_config": {
+        "custom_mirrors": [],
+        "mirror_regions": {
+            "Belgium": [
+                "http://mirror.tiguinet.net/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.cu.be/$repo/os/$arch"
+            ],
+            "France": [
+                "https://mirrors.jtremesay.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.gandi.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.eric.ovh/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.celianvdb.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.wormhole.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.theo546.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.thekinrar.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.oldsql.cc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.its-tps.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.ibakerserver.pt/Arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.cyberbits.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.mailtunnel.eu/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://arch.yourlabs.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.standaloneinstaller.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.gandi.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.celianvdb.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.theo546.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.oldsql.cc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.lastmikoi.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.its-tps.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.cyberbits.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.archlinux.ikoula.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.mailtunnel.eu/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.datagr.am/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://arch.yourlabs.org/$repo/os/$arch"
+            ],
+            "Germany": [
+                "https://pkg.fef.moe/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://packages.oth-regensburg.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://os.codefionn.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.niyawe.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.janbruckner.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.wtnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.ubrco.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.sunred.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.pseudoform.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.pagenotfound.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.netcologne.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.moson.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.metalgamer.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.kumi.systems/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.iusearchbtw.nl/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.informatik.tu-freiberg.de/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.hugo-betrugo.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.fra10.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.f4st.host/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.dogado.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.cmt.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.clientvps.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.bethselamin.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.23m.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://ftp.wrz.de/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://ftp.fau.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://ftp.agdsn.de/pub/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://dist-mirror.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://de.mirrors.cicku.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://de.arch.mirror.kescher.at/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.thaller.ws/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.richard-neumann.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.homeinfo.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://arch.unixpeople.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://arch.phinau.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://arch.kurdy.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://arch.jensgutermuth.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://packages.oth-regensburg.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://os.codefionn.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.niyawe.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.janbruckner.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.wtnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.ubrco.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.sunred.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.pagenotfound.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.netcologne.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.moson.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.metalgamer.eu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.kumi.systems/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.informatik.tu-freiberg.de/arch/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.hugo-betrugo.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.fra10.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.f4st.host/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.cmt.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.clientvps.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.23m.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://linux.rz.rub.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.wrz.de/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.uni-hannover.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.fau.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp.agdsn.de/pub/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://de.mirrors.cicku.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.thaller.ws/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.mirror.iphh.net/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://arch.phinau.de/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://arch.jensgutermuth.de/$repo/os/$arch"
+            ],
+            "United Kingdom": [
+                "https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://repo.slithery.uk/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.ukfast.co.uk/sites/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirrors.melbourne.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.vinehost.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.st2projects.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.netweaver.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://london.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://lon.mirror.rackspace.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "https://archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.ukfast.co.uk/sites/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirrors.melbourne.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.vinehost.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.netweaver.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://lon.mirror.rackspace.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch",
+                "http://archlinux.uk.mirror.allworldit.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "network_config": {
+        "type": "nm"
+    },
+    "no_pkg_lookups": false,
+    "ntp": true,
+    "offline": false,
+    "packages": [
+        "less",
+        "python",
+        "openssh"
+    ],
+    "parallel downloads": 0,
+    "profile_config": {
+        "gfx_driver": "All open-source",
+        "greeter": "ly",
+        "profile": {
+            "custom_settings": {
+                "Sway": {
+                    "seat_access": "polkit"
+                }
+            },
+            "details": [
+                "Sway"
+            ],
+            "main": "Desktop"
+        }
+    },
+    "script": "guided",
+    "silent": false,
+    "skip_ntp": false,
+    "skip_version_check": false,
+    "swap": true,
+    "timezone": "UTC",
+    "uki": false,
+    "version": "2.8.0"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vm_tools/archinstall-configs/user_credentials.json b/vm_tools/archinstall-configs/user_credentials.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e37c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm_tools/archinstall-configs/user_credentials.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "!root-password": "XX",
+    "!users": [
+        {
+            "!password": "XX",
+            "sudo": true,
+            "username": "mbess"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/vm_tools/run_vm.sh b/vm_tools/run_vm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a8d0df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm_tools/run_vm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/sh
+
+    # -cdrom /mnt/extramedia3/mbess/os_images/arch/2024-05-01/archlinux-2024.05.01-x86_64.iso \
+    #
+    #-hdb secondary.qcow \
+    # 
+    # -spice unix=on,addr=/tmp/vm_monakhos.spice.socket,disable-ticketing=on \
+    
+echo "Launching vm"
+
+qemu-system-x86_64 \
+    -hda main.qcow \
+    -boot order=d \
+    -m 2G \
+    -accel kvm \
+    -monitor telnet:127.0.0.1:2069,server,nowait \
+    -cpu host \
+    -chardev qemu-vdagent,id=ch1,name=vdagent,clipboard=on \
+    -device virtio-serial \
+    -device virtserialport,chardev=ch1,name=com.redhat.spice.0 \
+    -spice addr=127.0.0.1,port=4354,disable-ticketing=on \
+    -net user,hostfwd=tcp::2222-:22 \
+    -net nic \
+