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+<domain type='kvm' id='1'>
+	<name>base</name>
+	<genid/>
+	<title>base-vm-template</title>
+	<description>write a description of the machine use here</description>
+	<metadata>
+	</metadata>
+	<os>
+		<type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
+		<boot dev='cdrom'/>
+	</os>
+	<memory unit='GiB'>1</memory>
+	<vcpu placement='auto'>8</vcpu>
+	<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+	<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+	<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
+	<on_lockfailure>poweroff</on_lockfailure>
+	<features>
+	</features>
+	<devices>
+		<emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+		<disk type='volume' device='cdrom'>
+			<source pool='iso' volume='devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_minimal-live.iso'/>
+			<target dev='hda' bus='sata'/>
+			<readonly/>
+		</disk>
+		<disk type='volume' device='disk' snapshot='internal'>
+			<source pool='vg0' volume='devuan-base'/>
+			<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
+			<backingStore/>
+		</disk>
+		<interface type='bridge'>
+			<source bridge='virbr0'/>
+			<model type='virtio'/>
+			<link state='up'/>
+		</interface>
+		<input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'>
+			<alias name='input2'/>
+		</input>
+		<graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1'>
+			<listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
+		</graphics>
+		<memballoon model='virtio'>
+			<alias name='balloon0'/>
+		</memballoon>
+	</devices>
+</domain>