function create_template --description "Create a Debian cloud-init template"

    if contains -- $argv[1] -h --help
        echo "Usage: create_template <vmid> <name> [bridge] [image] [storage]"
        return 0
    end

    set -l vmid    $argv[1]
    set -l name    $argv[2]
    set -l bridge  $argv[3]
    set -l image   $argv[4]
    set -l storage $argv[5]

    echo "Proxmox Debian Template Creator"
    echo

    # Required values
    
    if test -z "$vmid"
        read -l -P "Template ID: " vmid
    end

    if test -z "$vmid"
        echo "Error: Template ID is required."
        return 1
    end

    if test -z "$name"
        echo "Example: debian13tmpl"
        read -l -P "Template Name: " name
    end

    if test -z "$name"
        echo "Error: Template name is required."
        return 1
    end

    # Optional values with configured defaults
    
    test -n "$bridge";  or set bridge  $VM_TEMPLATE_BRIDGE
    test -n "$image";   or set image   $VM_TEMPLATE_IMAGE
    test -n "$storage"; or set storage $VM_TEMPLATE_STORAGE

    if test -z "$bridge"
        echo "Error: VM_TEMPLATE_BRIDGE is not configured."
        return 1
    end

    if test -z "$image"
        echo "Error: VM_TEMPLATE_IMAGE is not configured."
        return 1
    end

    if test -z "$storage"
        echo "Error: VM_TEMPLATE_STORAGE is not configured."
        return 1
    end

    # Prompt for bridge if it wasn't supplied
    
    if test -z "$argv[3]"
        set -l options (string join "/" $VM_TEMPLATE_BRIDGES)
        read -l -P "Bridge [$options]: " tmp

        if test -n "$tmp"
            set bridge $tmp
        end
    end

    echo
    echo "Template ID: $vmid"
    echo "Name:        $name"
    echo "Bridge:      $bridge"
    echo "Image:       $image"
    echo "Storage:     $storage"
    echo

    read -l -P "Continue? [y/N]: " confirm

    if test "$confirm" != y
        echo "Aborted."
        return 1
    end

    qm create $vmid \
        --name $name \
        --ostype l26 \
        --machine q35 \
        --cpu host \
        --cores 2 \
        --memory 2048 \
        --agent enabled=1 \
        --scsihw virtio-scsi-single \
        --net0 "virtio,bridge=$bridge"
    or return

    qm set $vmid \
        --scsi0 "$storage:0,import-from=$image,discard=on,ssd=1,iothread=1" \
        --ide2 "$storage:cloudinit" \
        --boot order=scsi0 \
        --serial0 socket \
        --vga serial0 \
        --ipconfig0 ip=dhcp
    or return

    qm template $vmid
    or return

    echo
    echo "Template '$name' ($vmid) created successfully."

end