diff --git a/create-vms.sh b/create-vms.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0bccb72..faf9443
--- a/create-vms.sh
+++ b/create-vms.sh
@@ -2,25 +2,42 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
 NAME="$1"
 
 mkdir -p tmp
 mkdir -p vm-state
 
-IMG=debian-12-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2
+# https://mop.koeln/blog/creating-a-local-debian-vm-using-cloud-init-and-libvirt/
+# > DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE GENERICCLOUD IMAGE
+IMG=debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2
 
 if ! [ -f "tmp/$IMG" ]; then
-    curl -L -o "tmp/$IMG" https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2
+    curl -L -o "tmp/$IMG" https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2
 fi
 
 DISK="vm-state/$NAME.qcow2"
 cp "tmp/$IMG" "$DISK"
 
+meta_data=$(mktemp)
+
+cat >"$meta_data" <<EOF
+instance-id: $NAME
+local-hostname: $NAME
+EOF
+
 virt-install -n "$NAME" \
     --os-variant=debian12 \
     --ram=2048 --vcpus=2 \
     --import --disk "path=$DISK,bus=virtio" \
     --network network=default,model=virtio \
     --graphics=none --rng /dev/urandom \
-    --cloud-init=user-data=user-data
-    #--noautoconsole
+    "--cloud-init=user-data=$DIR/user-data,meta-data=$meta_data" \
+    --noautoconsole
+
+rm "$meta_data"
+
+echo "Successfully created $NAME"
+
+virsh domifaddr "$NAME"
diff --git a/user-data b/user-data
index 4de98c7..01748e1 100644
--- a/user-data
+++ b/user-data
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
-ssh_authorized_keys:
-  - ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIG0n1ikUG9rYqobh7WpAyXrqZqxQoQ2zNJrFPj12gTpP nilsh@PC-Nils
+#cloud-config
+
+chpasswd:
+  list: |
+    root: hello-world123
+  expire: false
+
+users:
+  - name: chef
+    sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
+    shell: /bin/bash
+    ssh_authorized_keys:
+      - ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIG0n1ikUG9rYqobh7WpAyXrqZqxQoQ2zNJrFPj12gTpP nilsh@PC-Nils
+
+ssh_pwauth: true