Validation sets with ubuntu core installer

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Just looking for best practices for working with validation sets and ubuntu-image.

I have created a validation set. I can put it on an Ubuntu core device connected to our brand store.

Two questions --------- 1) How can I have ubuntu-image be aware of and use the validation sets when creating new installer images? I realize that I can put specific revisions in the model file for ubuntu-image, but then developers need to keep the model file and validation sets manually synched.

---------------------------------- 2) How do create a core installer image so that the validation sets are preconfigured and enabled at the first boot? Seems like I could add a hook to the gadget snap I’ve built, but is there a better or more supported way?

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We are working on adding support to have initial validation-sets listed in the model, then ubuntu-image will respect those and the they will be tracked/enforced going forward from first boot of the images.

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Is there any progress on this work?

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Yes, validation sets are part of the model assertion, see Model assertion | Ubuntu

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Ah amazing! Apologies for missing that (it could be helpful to mention this on the validation set page itself as well?)

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Use scripts or CI/CD to sync validation sets with the model file automatically. Add a hook to your gadget snap or use “cloud-init” to configure validation sets on first boot.