Zorvia OS Templates - Complete Catalog

Zorvia includes 43 named OS templates (including aliases) across 15 operating system families.

Template Statistics

• Total named keys: 43
• OS Families: 15
• Linux distro keys: ~35 (including version aliases)
• Windows keys: 5
• BSD keys: 3

🐧 Available OS Templates

Ubuntu (4 templates)

ubuntu          # Default alias → 26.04 LTS
ubuntu-26.04    # Latest LTS (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
ubuntu-24.04    # Noble Numbat (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
ubuntu-22.04    # Jammy Jellyfish (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: ubuntu / ubuntu

Fedora (3 templates)

fedora          # Latest (44)
fedora-44       # Latest stable (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
fedora-43       # Previous release (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia

CentOS Stream (3 templates)

centos              # Latest (Stream 10)
centos-stream-10    # Current (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
centos-stream-9     # Previous version (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia

Debian (3 templates)

debian          # Latest (13 Trixie)
debian-13       # Trixie (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
debian-12       # Bookworm (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (3 templates)

rhel            # Latest (9)
rhel-9          # RHEL 9 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM, 30GB disk)
rhel-8          # RHEL 8 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM, 30GB disk)

Note: Requires valid RHEL subscription Credentials: zorvia / zorvia

AlmaLinux (3 templates)

almalinux       # Latest (10) - RHEL clone
almalinux-10    # AlmaLinux 10 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
almalinux-9     # AlmaLinux 9 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia Why: Free RHEL alternative, binary compatible

openSUSE (4 templates)

opensuse                # Latest (Leap 16.0)
opensuse-leap-16.0      # Leap 16.0 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
opensuse-leap-15.6      # Leap 15.6 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
opensuse-tumbleweed     # Tumbleweed - Rolling (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia Why: Enterprise-grade with rolling release option

Removed: Rocky Linux and Alpine templates (and AlmaLinux 8, Ubuntu 18.04/20.04, Fedora 39–41, CentOS Stream 8, Debian 11 as end-of-life). quay.io/containerdisks publishes no rockylinux or alpine image, so those VMs could only sit in ImagePullBackOff. Every image above was checked to exist on 2026-09-30.

Oracle Linux (3 templates) 🆕

oracle          # Latest (9)
oracle-9        # Oracle Linux 9 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)
oracle-8        # Oracle Linux 8 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia Why: Oracle's enterprise Linux, RHEL compatible

Arch Linux (1 template) 🆕

arch            # Rolling release (2 CPU, 2GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia Why: Bleeding edge, highly customizable

Windows (5 templates)

windows         # Latest (Server 2022)
windows-2022    # Windows Server 2022 (4 CPU, 8GB RAM, 60GB disk)
windows-2019    # Windows Server 2019 (4 CPU, 8GB RAM, 60GB disk)
windows-11      # Windows 11 (4 CPU dual socket, 8GB RAM, 80GB disk)
windows-10      # Windows 10 (4 CPU, 8GB RAM, 60GB disk)

Note: Requires Windows license and installation media

FreeBSD (3 templates) 🆕

freebsd         # Latest (14)
freebsd-14      # FreeBSD 14 (2 CPU, 2GB RAM)
freebsd-13      # FreeBSD 13 (2 CPU, 2GB RAM)

Why: BSD Unix, ZFS, jails, high performance

Flatcar Linux (1 template) 🆕

flatcar         # Stable - Container-optimized (2 CPU, 2GB RAM)

Credentials: zorvia / zorvia Why: Container-optimized, auto-updating, minimal

Talos Linux (1 template) 🆕

talos           # Latest - Kubernetes-native (2 CPU, 4GB RAM)

Why: Purpose-built for Kubernetes, API-driven, no SSH

🚀 Quick Usage Examples

Create VMs with Different OS:

# Ubuntu 24.04 (latest)
zorvia vm create my-ubuntu --template ubuntu-24.04 --cpus 4 --memory 8Gi

# Fedora 41 (latest)
zorvia vm create my-fedora --template fedora-41 --cpus 2 --memory 4Gi

# AlmaLinux (RHEL alternative)
zorvia vm create my-alma --template almalinux --cpus 4 --memory 16Gi

# Rocky Linux (another RHEL alternative)
zorvia vm create my-rocky --template rocky --cpus 4 --memory 16Gi

# Alpine (ultra lightweight!)
zorvia vm create tiny-vm --template alpine --cpus 1 --memory 512Mi

# Arch Linux (bleeding edge)
zorvia vm create arch-vm --template arch --cpus 2 --memory 2Gi

# OpenSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling)
zorvia vm create suse-vm --template opensuse-tumbleweed

# FreeBSD (Unix)
zorvia vm create bsd-vm --template freebsd-14

# Flatcar (container-optimized)
zorvia vm create flatcar-vm --template flatcar

# Talos (Kubernetes-native)
zorvia vm create k8s-node --template talos --cpus 4 --memory 8Gi

# Windows Server 2022
zorvia vm create win-server --template windows-2022 --cpus 8 --memory 16Gi

# Windows 11
zorvia vm create win11-vm --template windows-11 --cpus 4 --memory 16Gi

View Template Details:

# Show template configuration
zorvia template show almalinux

# Show as JSON
zorvia template show rocky --output json

# Show as YAML
zorvia template show alpine --output yaml

List All Templates:

# Simple list
zorvia template templates

# Detailed / JSON output available on `zorvia template show <name>`
zorvia template show ubuntu --output json

📋 Template Specifications

Template	CPU	Memory	Disk	User/Pass	Use Case
ubuntu-24.04	2	4Gi	20Gi	ubuntu/ubuntu	General purpose, latest
alpine	1	512Mi	10Gi	alpine/alpine	Microservices, minimal
almalinux	2	4Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	RHEL alternative, free
rocky	2	4Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	RHEL alternative, enterprise
fedora-41	2	4Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	Latest features
arch	2	2Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	Bleeding edge
opensuse-leap	2	4Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	Enterprise stability
freebsd-14	2	2Gi	20Gi	-	BSD Unix, ZFS
flatcar	2	2Gi	20Gi	zorvia/zorvia	Containers
talos	2	4Gi	20Gi	-	Kubernetes nodes
windows-2022	4	8Gi	60Gi	-	Windows Server
windows-11	4	8Gi	80Gi	-	Windows Desktop

🎯 Use Case Guide

For Web Servers:

ubuntu-24.04    # Modern, well-supported
rocky           # Enterprise, RHEL-compatible
debian-12       # Stable, lightweight

For Containers:

alpine          # Minimal footprint
flatcar         # Container-optimized
talos           # Kubernetes-native

For Kubernetes Nodes:

ubuntu-22.04    # Most common
almalinux       # RHEL compatibility
talos           # Purpose-built for K8s

For Enterprise:

rhel-9          # Official RHEL
rocky           # Free RHEL alternative
almalinux       # Free RHEL alternative
opensuse-leap   # Enterprise-grade
oracle          # Oracle ecosystem

For Development:

fedora-41       # Latest packages
arch            # Bleeding edge
ubuntu-24.04    # Modern tools

For Learning/Testing:

alpine          # Fast, minimal
debian-12       # Stable, well-documented
ubuntu-22.04    # Large community

For BSD Users:

freebsd-14      # Latest FreeBSD
freebsd-13      # Stable FreeBSD

For Windows:

windows-2022    # Latest server
windows-11      # Modern desktop
windows-2019    # Stable server

🔧 Container Disk Images

Most templates use containerdisks from quay.io/containerdisks/:

• ubuntu:22.04, ubuntu:20.04, etc.
• fedora:41, fedora:40, etc.
• centos-stream:9, centos-stream:8
• debian:12, debian:11
• almalinux:9, almalinux:8
• rockylinux:9, rockylinux:8
• alpine:3.19

Some require blank disks (bring your own ISO):

• RHEL (requires subscription)
• Oracle Linux
• Windows (requires license)
• FreeBSD
• OpenSUSE
• Arch Linux

✨ Default Credentials Summary

OS Family	Username	Password
Ubuntu	ubuntu	ubuntu
Fedora/CentOS/Debian	zorvia	zorvia
AlmaLinux/Rocky	zorvia	zorvia
Alpine	alpine	alpine
Arch/OpenSUSE	zorvia	zorvia
Oracle/Flatcar	zorvia	zorvia
RHEL	zorvia	zorvia
Windows	-	(Configure manually)
FreeBSD	-	(Configure manually)
Talos	-	(API-driven, no SSH)

🧪 Testing

All templates are tested:

# Run template tests
cargo test --lib templates

# Test specific template
zorvia template almalinux --output json | jq
zorvia template alpine --output yaml

📊 Statistics

Total named keys:   43
Linux keys:         ~35 (incl. aliases)
Windows:            5
BSD:                3
Container-opt:      2 (Alpine, Flatcar)
Kubernetes-native:  1 (Talos)
Rolling Release:    2 (Arch, OpenSUSE Tumbleweed)

Themed Output

All template commands support the Zorvia theme:

# Colored template list
zorvia template templates

# Themed template details
zorvia template ubuntu

Future Enhancements

Possible later work:

• More OS families (Gentoo, NixOS, etc.)
• Custom template creation UX
• Template variants (minimal, desktop, server)
• Template tags and search
• Community template repository

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43 named templates — pick an OS for the workload and deploy in seconds.