nixos-vm-template

Set up a new nixos-vm-template context for managing VMs on a hypervisor (libvirt, proxmox KVM, or proxmox-lxc containers). Use this when the user wants to configure a new VM management context, create an alias, or set up environment variables for a backend.

Completely remove a VM including its machine config. Use when user wants to permanently delete everything about a VM.

Recreate a VM from its existing machine config. Use when user wants to rebuild a destroyed VM or reset a VM to fresh state.

Create a new NixOS VM on the configured backend (libvirt or proxmox). Use this when the user wants to create a new virtual machine.

Create or restore VM backups. Use for full VM backups that can survive VM destruction.

Clone an existing VM to create a new VM with copied /var data but fresh identity.

Destroy a VM and its disks. Use when user wants to remove a VM but keep its machine config for later recreation.

Create, list, or restore VM snapshots. Use for point-in-time snapshots of VM state.

Upgrade a VM to a new image while preserving /var data. Use when user wants to update a VM's base image without losing data.