You can pass the file from your filesystem with the -f parameter (instead of -u), that way you don't really have to host it on a webserver.
-- Erik On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Piers <pi...@rowan.id.au> wrote: > Hi there, > > I am new to Cloudstack and have been setting up a testing / retesting the > software. > > One of the things that takes a long time (and adds to the bandwidth costs > for everyone) is running cloud-install-sys-tmplt and re-downloading the > initial templates. > > I guess a work around would be to save the file to a local web server and > change the URL in cloud-install-sys-tmplt -u > > Another option might be to scan the /secondary directory and do an md5 > hash on any images that are there (of a certain size) - if they match then > to keep the existing file and update the image database with the id / path. > > If there is an easier way then please let me know as I haven't come across > it in the docs (yet). > > Just an idea whilst I wait for the progress bar to complete...... > > Cheers > > P >