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In this module, we will hand-build a VM and LXC template in Proxmox VE that we will later clone, and use as a base image for additional servers in our lab, while we work our way up to deploying with Infrastructure-as-Code.

In this module, we will install and configure BIND9 as an authoritative server for an internal DNS zone. We will then generate an authentication key for pfSense to dynamically update DNS records for DHCP clients in select VLANs.

In this module, we will install two Smallstep CA instances, an offline Root CA and an online intermediate CA. The Intermediate CA will also serve as an ACME provisioner for clients in select VLANs.

In this module, we will self-host Infisical Secrets Manager and set up an organization and project. We will then create some production groups, users, and API tokens in the Proxmox VE shell and store said tokens in Infisical.

In this module, we will self-host a GitLab CE server and set up an OIDC trust between GitLab and Infisical. We will then scaffold our group, and projects within the group. Finally, we'll set up two GitLab runners with Docker executors for various pipeline jobs.

In this module, we'll template some Dockerfiles and define the build requirements for our packer, terraform, and ansible Docker images. We'll merge into main and the pipeline will deploy the containers to the Container Registry.

In this module, we'll establish the strategies for developing and testing Packer templates. We'll finish the module by building a Debian 13 VM template in Proxmox VE via the GitLab pipeline.

In this module, we'll establish the strategies for developing and testing Terraform plans. We'll finish the module by creating a production plan to clone the Debian 13 Packer template and deploy to Proxmox VE via the GitLab pipeline.