feat: add support for 'import' content type in Proxmox file resources (#1983)

Signed-off-by: Marco Attia <54147992+Vaneixus@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Pavel Boldyrev <627562+bpg@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Pavel Boldyrev <627562+bpg@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-06-29 10:11:09 +00:00 · 2025-06-28 01:23:22 +00:00 · 2025-06-28 01:23:22 +00:00 · 2d9e0b585e
commit 2d9e0b585e
parent a76cc6256d
16 changed files with 189 additions and 29 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The following assumptions are made about the test environment:

 - It has one node named `pve`
 - The node has local storages named `local` and `local-lvm`
- The "Snippets" content type is enabled in the `local` storage
+- The "Snippets" and "Import" content types are enabled in the `local` storage
 - Default Linux Bridge "vmbr0" is VLAN aware (datacenter -> pve -> network -> edit & apply)

 Create `example/terraform.tfvars` with the following variables:
--- a/docs/guides/setup-proxmox-for-tests.md
+++ b/docs/guides/setup-proxmox-for-tests.md
@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ Goal is to have a proxmox node in VM using <https://virt-manager.org/> for a job

 10. Now you can run `make example`.

-11. If you see error with proxmox_virtual_environment_file: the datastore "local" does not support content type "snippets"; supported content types are: `[backup, iso, vztmpl]`, you need to enable them, see <https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file#snippets>.
+11. If you see error with proxmox_virtual_environment_file: the datastore "local" does not support content type "snippets"; supported content types are: `[backup, iso, vztmpl, import]`, you need to enable them, see <https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file#snippets>.
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_download_file.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_download_file.md
@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ title: proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file
 parent: Resources
 subcategory: Virtual Environment
 description: |-
-  Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. It can be fully compatible and faster replacement for image files created using proxmox_virtual_environment_file. Supports images for VMs (ISO images) and LXC (CT Templates).
+  Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. It can be fully compatible and faster replacement for image files created using proxmox_virtual_environment_file. Supports images for VMs (ISO and disk images) and LXC (CT Templates).
 ---

 # Resource: proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file

-Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. It can be fully compatible and faster replacement for image files created using `proxmox_virtual_environment_file`. Supports images for VMs (ISO images) and LXC (CT Templates).
+Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. It can be fully compatible and faster replacement for image files created using `proxmox_virtual_environment_file`. Supports images for VMs (ISO and disk images) and LXC (CT Templates).

 ~> Besides the `Datastore.AllocateTemplate` privilege, this resource requires both the `Sys.Audit` and `Sys.Modify` privileges.<br><br>
 For more details, see the [`download-url`](https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/index.html#/nodes/{node}/storage/{storage}/download-url) API documentation under the "Required permissions" section.
@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "release_20231228_debian_12
  checksum_algorithm = "sha512"
 }

+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "release_20231228_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type       = "import"
+  datastore_id       = "local"
+  file_name          = "debian-12-generic-amd64-20231228-1609.qcow2"
+  node_name          = "pve"
+  url                = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/20231228-1609/debian-12-generic-amd64-20231228-1609.qcow2"
+  checksum           = "d2fbcf11fb28795842e91364d8c7b69f1870db09ff299eb94e4fbbfa510eb78d141e74c1f4bf6dfa0b7e33d0c3b66e6751886feadb4e9916f778bab1776bdf1b"
+  checksum_algorithm = "sha512"
+}
+
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2_img" {
  content_type = "iso"
  datastore_id = "local"
@ -35,6 +45,14 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_
  url          = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
 }

+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type = "import"
+  datastore_id = "local"
+  file_name    = "debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+  node_name    = "pve"
+  url          = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+}
+
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_ubuntu_22_jammy_qcow2_img" {
  content_type = "iso"
  datastore_id = "local"
@ -73,7 +91,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_ubuntu_22_jammy_lxc

 ### Required

- `content_type` (String) The file content type. Must be `iso` for VM images or `vztmpl` for LXC images.
+- `content_type` (String) The file content type. Must be `iso` or `import` for VM images or `vztmpl` for LXC images.
 - `datastore_id` (String) The identifier for the target datastore.
 - `node_name` (String) The node name.
 - `url` (String) The URL to download the file from. Must match regex: `https?://.*`.
@ -83,7 +101,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_ubuntu_22_jammy_lxc
 - `checksum` (String) The expected checksum of the file.
 - `checksum_algorithm` (String) The algorithm to calculate the checksum of the file. Must be `md5` | `sha1` | `sha224` | `sha256` | `sha384` | `sha512`.
 - `decompression_algorithm` (String) Decompress the downloaded file using the specified compression algorithm. Must be one of `gz` | `lzo` | `zst` | `bz2`.
- `file_name` (String) The file name. If not provided, it is calculated using `url`. PVE will raise 'wrong file extension' error for some popular extensions file `.raw` or `.qcow2`. Workaround is to use e.g. `.img` instead.
+- `file_name` (String) The file name. If not provided, it is calculated using `url`. PVE will raise 'wrong file extension' error for some popular extensions file `.raw` or `.qcow2` on PVE versions prior to 8.4. Workaround is to use e.g. `.img` instead.
 - `overwrite` (Boolean) By default `true`. If `true` and file size has changed in the datastore, it will be replaced. If `false`, there will be no check.
 - `overwrite_unmanaged` (Boolean) If `true` and a file with the same name already exists in the datastore, it will be deleted and the new file will be downloaded. If `false` and the file already exists, an error will be returned.
 - `upload_timeout` (Number) The file download timeout seconds. Default is 600 (10min).
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file.md
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ subcategory: Virtual Environment

 # Resource: proxmox_virtual_environment_file

-Use this resource to upload files to a Proxmox VE node. The file can be a backup, an ISO image, a snippet, or a container template depending on the `content_type` attribute.
+Use this resource to upload files to a Proxmox VE node. The file can be a backup, an ISO image, a Disk Image, a snippet, or a container template depending on the `content_type` attribute.

 ## Example Usage

@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "backup" {

 -> Consider using `proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file` resource instead. Using this resource for images is less efficient (requires to transfer uploaded image to node) though still supported.

+-> Importing Disks is not enabled by default in new Proxmox installations. You need to enable them in the 'Datacenter>Storage' section of the proxmox interface before first using this resource with `content_type = "import"`.
+
 ```hcl
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "ubuntu_container_template" {
  content_type = "iso"
@ -45,6 +47,18 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "ubuntu_container_template" {
 }
 ```

+```hcl
+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "ubuntu_container_template" {
+  content_type = "import"
+  datastore_id = "local"
+  node_name    = "pve"
+
+  source_file {
+    path = "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/jammy/20230929/jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk-kvm.img"
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Snippets

 -> Snippets are not enabled by default in new Proxmox installations. You need to enable them in the 'Datacenter>Storage' section of the proxmox interface before first using this resource.
@ -126,6 +140,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "ubuntu_container_template" {
    - `backup` (allowed extensions: `.vzdump`, `.tar.gz`, `.tar.xz`, `tar.zst`)
    - `iso` (allowed extensions: `.iso`, `.img`)
    - `snippets` (allowed extensions: any)
+    - `import` (allowed extensions: `.raw`, `.qcow2`, `.vmdk`)
    - `vztmpl` (allowed extensions: `.tar.gz`, `.tar.xz`, `tar.zst`)
 - `datastore_id` - (Required) The datastore id.
 - `file_mode` - The file mode in octal format, e.g. `0700` or `600`. Note that the prefixes `0o` and `0x` is not supported! Setting this attribute is also only allowed for `root@pam` authenticated user.
--- a/example/resource_virtual_environment_download_file.tf
+++ b/example/resource_virtual_environment_download_file.tf
@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_
  overwrite           = true
  overwrite_unmanaged = true
 }
+
+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type        = "import"
+  datastore_id        = "local"
+  file_name           = "debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+  node_name           = "pve"
+  url                 = var.latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2_img_url
+  overwrite           = true
+  overwrite_unmanaged = true
+}
--- a/examples/resources/proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file/resource.tf
@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "release_20231228_debian_12
  checksum_algorithm = "sha512"
 }

+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "release_20231228_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type       = "import"
+  datastore_id       = "local"
+  file_name          = "debian-12-generic-amd64-20231228-1609.qcow2"
+  node_name          = "pve"
+  url                = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/20231228-1609/debian-12-generic-amd64-20231228-1609.qcow2"
+  checksum           = "d2fbcf11fb28795842e91364d8c7b69f1870db09ff299eb94e4fbbfa510eb78d141e74c1f4bf6dfa0b7e33d0c3b66e6751886feadb4e9916f778bab1776bdf1b"
+  checksum_algorithm = "sha512"
+}
+
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2_img" {
  content_type = "iso"
  datastore_id = "local"
@ -16,6 +26,14 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_
  url          = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
 }

+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type = "import"
+  datastore_id = "local"
+  file_name    = "debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+  node_name    = "pve"
+  url          = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+}
+
 resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "latest_ubuntu_22_jammy_qcow2_img" {
  content_type = "iso"
  datastore_id = "local"
--- a/examples/resources/proxmox_virtual_environment_file/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/proxmox_virtual_environment_file/resource.tf
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "latest_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type = "import"
+  datastore_id = "local"
+  node_name    = "pve"
+
+  source_file {
+    path = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "release_20231228_debian_12_bookworm_qcow2" {
+  content_type = "import"
+  datastore_id = "local"
+  node_name    = "pve"
+
+  source_file {
+    path = "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/20231228-1609/debian-12-generic-amd64-20231228-1609.qcow2"
+  }
+}
--- a/fwprovider/datasource_version.go
+++ b/fwprovider/datasource_version.go
@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (d *versionDatasource) Read(ctx context.Context, _ datasource.ReadRequest,

 	state.Release = types.StringValue(version.Release)
 	state.RepositoryID = types.StringValue(version.RepositoryID)
-	state.Version = types.StringValue(version.Version)
+	state.Version = types.StringValue(version.Version.String())

 	state.ID = types.StringValue("version")

--- a/fwprovider/nodes/resource_download_file.go
+++ b/fwprovider/nodes/resource_download_file.go
@ -153,15 +153,16 @@ func (r *downloadFileResource) Schema(
 		Description: "Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. ",
 		MarkdownDescription: "Manages files upload using PVE download-url API. " +
 			"It can be fully compatible and faster replacement for image files created using " +
-			"`proxmox_virtual_environment_file`. Supports images for VMs (ISO images) and LXC (CT Templates).",
+			"`proxmox_virtual_environment_file`. Supports images for VMs (ISO and disk images) and LXC (CT Templates).",
 		Attributes: map[string]schema.Attribute{
 			"id": attribute.ResourceID(),
 			"content_type": schema.StringAttribute{
-				Description: "The file content type. Must be `iso` for VM images or `vztmpl` for LXC images.",
+				Description: "The file content type. Must be `iso` or `import` for VM images or `vztmpl` for LXC images.",
 				Required:    true,
 				Validators: []validator.String{stringvalidator.OneOf([]string{
 					"iso",
 					"vztmpl",
+					"import",
 				}...)},
 				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
 					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ func (r *downloadFileResource) Schema(
 			"file_name": schema.StringAttribute{
 				Description: "The file name. If not provided, it is calculated " +
 					"using `url`. PVE will raise 'wrong file extension' error for some popular " +
-					"extensions file `.raw` or `.qcow2`. Workaround is to use e.g. `.img` instead.",
+					"extensions file `.raw` or `.qcow2` on PVE versions prior to 8.4. " +
+					"Workaround is to use e.g. `.img` instead.",
 				Computed: true,
 				Required: false,
 				Optional: true,
--- a/fwprovider/nodes/resource_download_file_test.go
+++ b/fwprovider/nodes/resource_download_file_test.go
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestAccResourceDownloadFile(t *testing.T) {
 				  }`),
 			ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`Attribute url must match HTTP URL regex`),
 		}}},
-		{"download qcow2 file", []resource.TestStep{{
+		{"download qcow2 file to iso storage", []resource.TestStep{{
 			Config: te.RenderConfig(`
 				resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "qcow2_image" {
 					content_type       = "iso"
@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ func TestAccResourceDownloadFile(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 			),
 		}}},
+		{"download qcow2 file to import storage", []resource.TestStep{{
+			Config: te.RenderConfig(`
+				resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_download_file" "qcow2_image" {
+					content_type       = "import"
+					node_name          = "{{.NodeName}}"
+					datastore_id       = "{{.DatastoreID}}"
+					file_name          = "fake_qcow2_file.qcow2"
+					url                =  "{{.FakeFileQCOW2}}"
+					checksum           = "688787d8ff144c502c7f5cffaafe2cc588d86079f9de88304c26b0cb99ce91c6"
+					checksum_algorithm = "sha256"
+					overwrite_unmanaged = true
+				  }`),
+			// the details sais "Image is not in qcow2 format", but we can't assert that
+			ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`Error downloading file from url`),
+		}}},
 		{"download & update iso file", []resource.TestStep{
 			{
 				Config: te.RenderConfig(`
--- a/proxmox/version/capabilities.go
+++ b/proxmox/version/capabilities.go
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+package version
+
+import "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+
+// MinimumProxmoxVersion is the minimum supported Proxmox version by the provider.
+//
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var MinimumProxmoxVersion = ProxmoxVersion{*version.Must(version.NewVersion("8.0.0"))}
+
+// SupportImportContentType checks if the Proxmox version supports the `import` content type when uploading disk images.
+// See https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2424
+func (v *ProxmoxVersion) SupportImportContentType() bool {
+	return v.GreaterThanOrEqual(version.Must(version.NewVersion("8.4.0")))
+}
--- a/proxmox/version/version_types.go
+++ b/proxmox/version/version_types.go
@ -6,6 +6,12 @@

 package version

+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+)
+
 // ResponseBody contains the body from a version response.
 type ResponseBody struct {
 	Data *ResponseData `json:"data,omitempty"`
@ -13,8 +19,24 @@ type ResponseBody struct {

 // ResponseData contains the data from a version response.
 type ResponseData struct {
-	Console      string `json:"console"`
-	Release      string `json:"release"`
-	RepositoryID string `json:"repoid"`
-	Version      string `json:"version"`
+	Console      string         `json:"console"`
+	Release      string         `json:"release"`
+	RepositoryID string         `json:"repoid"`
+	Version      ProxmoxVersion `json:"version"`
+}
+
+type ProxmoxVersion struct {
+	version.Version
+}
+
+func (v *ProxmoxVersion) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	// Unmarshal the version string into a go-version Version object
+	ver, err := version.NewVersion(string(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse version %q: %w", string(data), err)
+	}
+
+	v.Version = *ver
+
+	return nil
 }
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/file.go
@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"

+	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/proxmox"
 	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/proxmox/api"
+	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/proxmox/version"
 	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/proxmoxtf"
 	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/proxmoxtf/resource/validators"
 	"github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/utils"
@ -325,9 +327,6 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag

 	var diags diag.Diagnostics

-	contentType, dg := fileGetContentType(d)
-	diags = append(diags, dg...)
-
 	fileName, err := fileGetSourceFileName(d)
 	diags = append(diags, diag.FromErr(err)...)

@ -345,6 +344,9 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}

+	contentType, dg := fileGetContentType(ctx, d, capi)
+	diags = append(diags, dg...)
+
 	list, err := capi.Node(nodeName).Storage(datastoreID).ListDatastoreFiles(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag
 				"url": sourceFilePath,
 			})

-			version, e := api.GetMinTLSVersion(sourceFileMinTLS)
+			minTLSVersion, e := api.GetMinTLSVersion(sourceFileMinTLS)
 			if e != nil {
 				return diag.FromErr(e)
 			}
@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag
 			httpClient := http.Client{
 				Transport: &http.Transport{
 					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-						MinVersion:         version,
+						MinVersion:         minTLSVersion,
 						InsecureSkipVerify: sourceFileInsecure,
 					},
 				},
@ -553,7 +555,7 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag
 	}

 	switch *contentType {
-	case "iso", "vztmpl":
+	case "iso", "vztmpl", "import":
 		_, err = capi.Node(nodeName).Storage(datastoreID).APIUpload(
 			ctx, request, config.TempDir(),
 		)
@ -600,7 +602,7 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag

 	}

-	volID, di := fileGetVolumeID(d)
+	volID, di := fileGetVolumeID(ctx, d, capi)
 	diags = append(diags, di...)
 	if diags.HasError() {
 		return diags
@ -617,11 +619,20 @@ func fileCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) diag
 	return diags
 }

-func fileGetContentType(d *schema.ResourceData) (*string, diag.Diagnostics) {
+func fileGetContentType(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, c proxmox.Client) (*string, diag.Diagnostics) {
 	contentType := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileContentType).(string)
 	sourceFile := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileSourceFile).([]interface{})
 	sourceRaw := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileSourceRaw).([]interface{})

+	ver := version.MinimumProxmoxVersion
+	if versionResp, err := c.Version().Version(ctx); err == nil {
+		ver = versionResp.Version
+	} else {
+		tflog.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to determine Proxmox VE version, assume %v", ver), map[string]interface{}{
+			"error": err,
+		})
+	}
+
 	sourceFilePath := ""

 	if len(sourceFile) > 0 {
@ -638,11 +649,15 @@ func fileGetContentType(d *schema.ResourceData) (*string, diag.Diagnostics) {
 			mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileSourceRaw,
 		)
 	}
-
 	if contentType == "" {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(sourceFilePath, ".tar.gz") ||
 			strings.HasSuffix(sourceFilePath, ".tar.xz") {
 			contentType = "vztmpl"
+		} else if ver.SupportImportContentType() &&
+			(strings.HasSuffix(sourceFilePath, ".qcow2") ||
+				strings.HasSuffix(sourceFilePath, ".raw") ||
+				strings.HasSuffix(sourceFilePath, ".vmdk")) {
+			contentType = "import"
 		} else {
 			ext := strings.TrimLeft(strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(sourceFilePath)), ".")

@ -715,14 +730,14 @@ func fileGetSourceFileName(d *schema.ResourceData) (*string, error) {
 	return &sourceFileFileName, nil
 }

-func fileGetVolumeID(d *schema.ResourceData) (fileVolumeID, diag.Diagnostics) {
+func fileGetVolumeID(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, c proxmox.Client) (fileVolumeID, diag.Diagnostics) {
 	fileName, err := fileGetSourceFileName(d)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fileVolumeID{}, diag.FromErr(err)
 	}

 	datastoreID := d.Get(mkResourceVirtualEnvironmentFileDatastoreID).(string)
-	contentType, diags := fileGetContentType(d)
+	contentType, diags := fileGetContentType(ctx, d, c)

 	return fileVolumeID{
 		datastoreID: datastoreID,
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/file_test.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/file_test.go
@ -118,11 +118,16 @@ func Test_fileParseVolumeID(t *testing.T) {
 		{"missing type", "local:/file.ido", fileVolumeID{}, true},
 		{"missing file", "local:iso", fileVolumeID{}, true},
 		{"missing file", "local:iso/", fileVolumeID{}, true},
-		{"valid", "local:iso/file.iso", fileVolumeID{
+		{"valid iso", "local:iso/file.iso", fileVolumeID{
 			datastoreID: "local",
 			contentType: "iso",
 			fileName:    "file.iso",
 		}, false},
+		{"valid import", "local:import/file.qcow2", fileVolumeID{
+			datastoreID: "local",
+			contentType: "import",
+			fileName:    "file.qcow2",
+		}, false},
 	}

 	for _, tt := range tests {
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource/validators/file.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource/validators/file.go
@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func ContentType() schema.SchemaValidateDiagFunc {
 		"iso",
 		"snippets",
 		"vztmpl",
+		"import",
 	}, false))
 }

--- a/templates/guides/setup-proxmox-for-tests.md.tmpl
+++ b/templates/guides/setup-proxmox-for-tests.md.tmpl
@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ Goal is to have a proxmox node in VM using <https://virt-manager.org/> for a job

 10. Now you can run `make example`.

-11. If you see error with proxmox_virtual_environment_file: the datastore "local" does not support content type "snippets"; supported content types are: `[backup, iso, vztmpl]`, you need to enable them, see <https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file#snippets>.
+11. If you see error with proxmox_virtual_environment_file: the datastore "local" does not support content type "snippets"; supported content types are: `[backup, iso, vztmpl, import]`, you need to enable them, see <https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file#snippets>.