diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0208525..0c8926f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 templates/cloud-config.yml
+templates/network-config.yml
 templates/launch-vm.ini
 templates/*lab*
 templates/*local*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ed7440..86e41f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # **virt-install-cloud**
 
 Bash scripts and templates to **create, deploy, and remove cloud-init-enabled virtual machines**
-using `virt-install`. It has been tested on **Ubuntu 26.04 LTS** and works
+using `virt-install`. It has been tested on **Ubuntu 24.04 LTS** and **Gentoo** and works
 on other recent Ubuntu/Debian systems with a proper libvirt setup.
 
 ---
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ sudo apt update
 sudo apt install libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients qemu-kvm qemu-utils virtinst wget
 ```
 
-For non-root usage, add your user to the `libvirt` and `kvm` groups:
+For non-root usage, add your user to the `libvirt`, `qemu`, and `kvm` groups:
 
 ```bash
-sudo usermod -aG libvirt,kvm $USER
+sudo usermod -aG libvirt,kvm,qemu $USER
 ```
 
 ### **Required Tools (Local or Remote)**
 
-These commands must be available on the host where you run the scripts (local system or the remote hypervisor when using `LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI`):
+These commands must be available on the host where you run the scripts
+(local system or the remote hypervisor when using `LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI`):
 
 - `virsh`
 - `virt-install`
@@ -38,12 +39,14 @@ These commands must be available on the host where you run the scripts (local sy
 Example templates are provided in the `templates` directory:
 
 - `cloud-config.yml-example`
+- `network-config.yml-example`
 - `launch-vm.ini-example`
 
 To set up your configuration:
 
 ```bash
 cp templates/cloud-config.yml-example templates/cloud-config.yml
+cp templates/network-config.yml-example templates/network-config.yml
 cp templates/launch-vm.ini-example templates/launch-vm.ini
 ```
 
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ Edit:
 
 - **`launch-vm.ini`** to configure network, CPUs, RAM, storage pool, etc.
 - **`cloud-config.yml`** to define the default user, password, and SSH key.
+- **`network-config.yml`** to use anything besides default DHCP.
 
 ### **Generate a password hash**
 
@@ -78,6 +82,12 @@ VMPOOL=vm-pool
 CONSOLE="pty,target_type=virtio"
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The OS distro names are only as current as the version of `osinfo-db`
+> installed in your environment. If the name is not found, eg, `rocky10`,
+> then you need to edit the template file and change the OSVARIANT to
+> `unknown` in order to install the desired OS version.
+
 ---
 
 ## **Storage Pool Setup**
@@ -192,14 +202,16 @@ export LAUNCH_VM_INI="/path/to/custom-launch-vm.ini"
 
 > Uses `/path/to/custom-launch-vm.ini` instead of `templates/launch-vm.ini`.
 
-### **Use a custom cloud-init file**
+### **Use a custom cloud-init or network config file**
 
 ```bash
 export CLOUD_CONFIG="/custom/path/cloud-config.yml"
+export NET_CONFIG="/custom/path/network-config.yml"
 ./launch-vm.sh -d ubuntu22.04 -n test-vm
 ```
 
-> Uses `/custom/path/cloud-config.yml` instead of `templates/cloud-config.yml`.
+> Uses `/custom/path/cloud-config.yml` instead of `templates/cloud-config.yml`
+> and/or `/custom/path/network-config.yml` instead of `templates/network-config.yml`.
 
 ### **Use a specific Python interpreter for `virt-install`**
 
diff --git a/bin/launch-vm.sh b/bin/launch-vm.sh
index 2af5bce..485d79d 100755
--- a/bin/launch-vm.sh
+++ b/bin/launch-vm.sh
@@ -252,7 +252,12 @@ create-extra-volume() {
 }
 
 vm-setup() {
+    NET_ARG=""
     CLOUD_CONFIG_FILE="${CLOUD_CONFIG:-${LVTEMPLATES}/cloud-config.yml}"
+    NET_CONFIG_FILE="${NET_CONFIG:-${LVTEMPLATES}/network-config.yml}"
+    if [[ -f "${NET_CONFIG_FILE}" ]]; then
+        NET_ARG=",network-config=${NET_CONFIG_FILE}"
+    fi
 
     if [[ ! -f "${CLOUD_CONFIG_FILE}" ]]; then
         echo "Error: Cloud-init config file '${CLOUD_CONFIG_FILE}' not found."
@@ -301,13 +306,51 @@ EOF
         --virt-type kvm \
         --import \
         --cloud-init "user-data=${CLOUD_CONFIG_FILE},meta-data=${META_DATA_FILE}" \
-        --wait \
         --noautoconsole \
         "${console_arg[@]}" \
-        --video none \
+        --graphics=spice,port=-1,listen=localhost  \
         --qemu-commandline="-smbios type=1,serial=ds=nocloud;h=${VMNAME}.${DOMAIN}"
 }
 
+get-vminfo() {
+    IP=${IP:-}
+    if [ -f "${NET_CONFIG_FILE}" ] && [ -z "${IP}" ] ; then
+        echo "Detected NET_CONFIG_FILE in use, aborting VM IP loop."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    timeout=60  # seconds
+    if [[ ! -n "$IP" ]]; then
+        echo "Waiting for $VMNAME IP address..."
+        for ((i = 0; i < timeout; i++)); do
+            DOM=$(virsh -q domifaddr "$VMNAME")
+            read -ra arr <<<"$DOM"
+            if [[ -n "${arr[@]}" ]]; then
+                IP="${arr[3]%/*}"
+            fi
+
+            if [[ -n "$IP" ]]; then
+                break
+            fi
+            sleep 1
+        done
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n "$IP" ]]; then
+        echo ""
+        echo "SSH to ${VMNAME}:"
+        echo "  ssh ${IP}"
+        echo "  ssh ubuntu@${IP}"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Checking for ${IP} in known_hosts file"
+        grep -q ${IP} ${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts &&
+            echo "Found entry for ${IP}. Removing" &&
+            (sed --in-place "/^${IP}/d" ~/.ssh/known_hosts) ||
+            echo "No entries found for ${IP}"
+    else
+        echo "Timed out waiting for DHCP lease"
+    fi
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main Execution Flow
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -320,3 +363,4 @@ clone-base
 resize-clone
 create-extra-volume
 vm-setup
+get-vminfo
diff --git a/templates/network-config.yml-example b/templates/network-config.yml-example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3813dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/network-config.yml-example
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+network:
+  version: 2
+  ethernets:
+    ens3:
+      dhcp4: yes
+      dhcp6: no
+      #addresses: [192.168.122.21/24]
+      #nameservers:
+      #  addresses: [192.168.122.1]
+      #routes:
+      #- to: 0.0.0.0/0
+      #  via: 192.168.122.1
diff --git a/templates/rockylinux10.ini b/templates/rockylinux10.ini
index bac9734..ad14fac 100644
--- a/templates/rockylinux10.ini
+++ b/templates/rockylinux10.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 URL=https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/10/images/x86_64/Rocky-10-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
-SOURCE=source-rockylinux10.img
-# libosinfo (osinfo-db 0.20250606) has no rocky10 entry yet; the nearest known
-# variant is used only to pick sensible default device models.
-# Bump this to rocky10 once `osinfo-query os` lists it.
-OSVARIANT=rocky9
+SOURCE=source-rocky10.img
+#OSVARIANT=rocky10
+OSVARIANT=rocky-unknown
 CONSOLE="pty,target_type=virtio"
diff --git a/templates/rockylinux9.ini b/templates/rockylinux9.ini
index cb13d69..d98d008 100644
--- a/templates/rockylinux9.ini
+++ b/templates/rockylinux9.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 URL=https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/images/x86_64/Rocky-9-GenericCloud-Base.latest.x86_64.qcow2
-SOURCE=source-rockylinux9.img
+SOURCE=source-rocky9.img
 OSVARIANT=rocky9
 CONSOLE="pty,target_type=virtio"
diff --git a/templates/ubuntu26.04.ini b/templates/ubuntu26.04.ini
index 329cc75..5982ed3 100644
--- a/templates/ubuntu26.04.ini
+++ b/templates/ubuntu26.04.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 URL=https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/resolute/current/resolute-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
 SOURCE=source-ubuntu26.04.img
-# libosinfo (osinfo-db 0.20250606) has no ubuntu26.04 entry yet; the nearest
-# known variant is used only to pick sensible default device models.
-# Bump this to ubuntu26.04 once `osinfo-query os` lists it.
-OSVARIANT=ubuntu25.10
+#OSVARIANT=ubuntu26.04
+OSVARIANT=unknown
 CONSOLE="pty,target_type=virtio"