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The Grimy Hack That Finally Lets Terraform Nuke Running Proxmox VMs

Terraform promised IaC bliss for my Proxmox homelab. Then it hit the 'can't delete running VM' wall. This curl + jq script smashes through.

theAIcatchup Apr 07, 2026 4 min read
Terminal output of curl stopping a running Proxmox VM before Terraform delete

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Curl + jq script stops running Proxmox VMs pre-Terraform destroy, unblocking pipelines. 𝕏
  • Proxmox API tokens and env vars are key; test with echo %VAR%. 𝕏
  • Hack exposes provider gaps—watch for community updates, but it works now. 𝕏
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