I have a question: Is it possible to run our script without using the Proxmox shell?

[VandanasBorate]

I have created a Python Flask application with a user interface that contains image icons for MySQL and MongoDB. When one of these icons is clicked, a script is triggered that creates a container on Proxmox via SSH.

Now, I want to create a container on Proxmox using a helper script via python flask apps , without using SSH.

This is my current code:

@app.route('/create_lxc', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def lxc_container():
logs = []

try:
    if request.method == 'GET':
        file_name = request.args.get('file_name')
        ct_id = get_next_id()
        return render_template('create_lxc.html', ct_id=ct_id, file_name=file_name, logs=logs)

    if request.method == 'POST':
        vmid = request.form.get('vmid')
        file = request.form.get('file_name')
        name = request.form.get('name')
        password = request.form.get('pass')
        ssh_key = f'"{request.form.get("ssh", "")}"'

        command = f'/bin/bash /root/script/{file} {vmid} {name} {password} {ssh_key}'
        with get_ssh_client() as ssh:
            stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh.exec_command(command)
            while True:
                line = stdout.readline().strip()
                if not line and stdout.channel.exit_status_ready():
                    break
                cleaned = clean_step(line)
                if cleaned:
                    logs.append(f"{get_timestamp()} - {cleaned}")

            url = f"{PROXMOX_URL}/nodes/{NODE_NAME}/lxc/{vmid}/interfaces"
        
            headers = {
                'Authorization': f'PVEAPIToken={TOKEN_ID}={TOKEN_SECRET}',
                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
            }

            response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, verify=False)
            

            interfaces = response.json().get("data", [])
            
            for iface in interfaces:
                if iface.get("name") == "eth0":
                    mac = iface.get("hwaddr", "N/A")
                    ip_with_cidr = iface.get("inet", "N/A")
                    ip = ip_with_cidr.split("/")[0] if ip_with_cidr != "N/A" else "N/A"
                    
        return render_template('logfile.html', success_message="LXC Container created successfully!",
                               ip_address=ip, mac_address=mac, logs=logs, name=name, vmid=vmid, ssh_key=ssh_key)
except Exception as e:
    return render_template('logfile.html', error=str(e), logs=logs)

[tremor021]

how are you planing to create a container inside a Proxmox host without using its shell commands?

[VandanasBorate]

please check my eq agin i have updated .any alteranatives tell me.....

[MickLesk]

Heh? I dont understand the Request or Goal 😄

[VandanasBorate]

Heh? I dont understand the Request or Goal 😄

now i update. eq with my code. i want to create container on promox via helper script with python flask app .
without using ssh

[CrazyWolf13]

without using ssh nor an API that will most likely not be possible, except if you run it directly on the node-shell.
Otherwise you'd esentially do a breakout of an LXC.

[MickLesk]

Maybe @rcourtman has an idea? He has an big build in proxmox GUI

[VandanasBorate]

@rcourtman any idea achive above code logic without ssh

[rcourtman]

@VandanasBorate Have you looked into using the Proxmoxer Python library? It lets you create LXC containers
directly through the Proxmox API from your Flask app without needing SSH at all.

[CrazyWolf13]

You may be able to use ssh, basically your application would make an ssh connection to the proxmox node and make it run our script

If I understand that correctly.

[VandanasBorate]

i want achive things without using ssh ...
please check my question

[CrazyWolf13]

you literally wrote, I quote: via ssh

[VandanasBorate]

any idea achive above code without ssh

[Patrick010]

Maybe using API calls? If they exist, of course ;)
That would probably mean a ProxmoxVE LXC running something that has an API and can initiate scripts on the PVE host. Sounds like a security nightmare though.

[VandanasBorate]

there no any api for run helper script to create container on promox

[Patrick010]

You could install Ansible and automate everything from there. But that would be a bit overkill I guess 😬

[VandanasBorate]

is it posible python flask apps???