# How to provision, install, configure and keep thousands of Debian and Debian-based systems updated in Debconf26

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**Tags:** proxmox, windows, ansible, ubuntu, awx, freeipa, debian\
**Created:** [August 14, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-provision-install-configure-and-keep-thousands-of-debian-and-debian-based-systems-updated-in-debconf26/46179 "2026-08-14T18:33:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-provision-install-configure-and-keep-thousands-of-debian-and-debian-based-systems-updated-in-debconf26/46179/1 "2026-08-14T18:33:45Z")

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Transcript to talk **How to provision, install, configure and keep thousands of Debian and Debian-based systems updated** in _Debconf26_ in Santa Fe, Argentina.

This project manages around _3,000 Debian servers_ and _3,000 Debian-Based workstations_ across _300 branches_.

This is a real-world case study of how to provision, install, configure and maintain thousands of Debian and Debian-based systems using Free Software.

The infrastructure combines **Ansible, AWX, Proxmox, PXE, FreeIPA, GitLab CI/CD** and several caching layers to automate the deployment and maintenance of approximately 6,300 systems across hundreds of branches.

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> Transcript of the talk