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+---
+
+- hosts: "localhost"
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Install Debian 13 Minimal template"
+      ansible.builtin.command: "qvm-template install debian-13-minimal" # fedora-43-minimal does not currently work as a management VM
+
+    - name: "Create debian-13-mgmt-template"
+      qubesos:
+        guest: "debian-13-mgmt-template"
+        label: black
+        state: present
+        template: debian-13-minimal
+        properties:
+          netvm: "sys-firewall"
+        vmtype: "TemplateVM"
+    
+    - name: "Apt update"
+      ansible.builtin.command: "qvm-run -u root debian-13-mgmt-template 'apt update'"
+
+    - name: "Install qubes-ansible-vm and qubes-core-vm"
+      ansible.builtin.command: "qvm-run -u root debian-13-mgmt-template 'apt install -y qubes-ansible-vm && apt install -y qubes-core-admin-client'"
+
+    - name: "Increase ansible verbosity on the management VM"
+      ansible.builtin.command: "qvm-run -u root debian-13-mgmt-template 'echo ANSIBLE_LOG_VERBOSITY=debug >> /etc/environment'"
+
+    - name: "Shutdown debian-13-mgmt-template"
+      qubesos:
+        guest: "debian-13-mgmt-template"
+        state: "destroyed"
+
+    - name: "Set debian-13-mgmt-template to default-mgmt-dvm"
+      ansible.builtin.command: "qvm-prefs default-mgmt-dvm --set template debian-13-mgmt-template"