MaaS or Metal as a service from Canonical is a great way to provision bare metal machines as well as virtual machines. MaaS allows you to deploy Windows, Linux, ESXi, and many other operating systems to your systems helping you to build a bare metal cloud. You can even use Packer from Hashicorp to configure custom images too! We'll cover all of this and more in this tutorial on how to install and configure MaaS from start to finish with Packer! Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/metal-as-a-service-packer/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/technotim Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6 Subscribe on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/technotim Become a YouTube member: null Merch Shop 🛍️: null Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEv-LBP68lHl3JNJ25RT16g A HUGE THANKS to Micro Center for sponsoring today's video. New Customer Exclusive - $25 Off ALL Processors: https://micro.center/3si Check out Micro Center's Custom PC Builder: https://micro.center/wcx Submit your build to Micro Center's Build Showcase: https://micro.center/dcm Visit Micro Center's Community Page: https://micro.center/2vr (Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.) #baremetal #ubuntu #canonical 00:00 - What is MaaS (Metal as a Service) from Canonical? 02:00 - Micro Center / $25 Off CPUs! (Sponsor) 03:00 - Installing MaaS 06:56 - Initial MaaS Configuration 09:41 - Importing your SSH Key 10:23 - Networking Configuration & Discovery 14:05 - PXE & Network Boot with DHCP 15:33 - Commissioning a Machine (Initial Discovery) 18:45 - Power Types & Wake on LAN (WOL) 20:50 - Commissioning a Machine Part 2 (For real this time) 24:00 - Deploying Ubuntu 26:15 - SSH in to machine 26:54 - Creating Custom Images with Hashicorp Packer 33:40 - Uploading a Custom Image to MaaS 38:05 - What do I think of MaaS from Canonical? 39:57 - Stream Highlight - "100 + 50 subs dropped 🫳🎤" Thank you for watching!