diff --git a/prepare-labs/terraform/providers/proxmox/config.tf b/prepare-labs/terraform/providers/proxmox/config.tf
index 105e67d4..e6c3308d 100644
--- a/prepare-labs/terraform/providers/proxmox/config.tf
+++ b/prepare-labs/terraform/providers/proxmox/config.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ variable "proxmox_password" {
   default = null
 }
 
+variable "proxmox_storage" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "local"
+}
+
 variable "proxmox_template_node_name" {
   type    = string
   default = null
diff --git a/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/main.tf b/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/main.tf
index e767bc76..b74c8754 100644
--- a/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/main.tf
+++ b/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/main.tf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "_" {
     dedicated = split(" ", each.value.node_size)[1]
   }
   #disk {
-  #  datastore_id = "ceph"
+  #  datastore_id = var.proxmox_storage
   #  file_id = proxmox_virtual_environment_file._.id
   #  interface = "scsi0"
   #  size = 30
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "_" {
     enabled = true
   }
   initialization {
-    datastore_id = "ceph"
+    datastore_id = var.proxmox_storage
     user_account {
       username = "ubuntu"
       keys     = [trimspace(tls_private_key.ssh.public_key_openssh)]
diff --git a/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/tfvars.example b/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/tfvars.example
index e86f5ef7..837b9826 100644
--- a/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/tfvars.example
+++ b/prepare-labs/terraform/virtual-machines/proxmox/tfvars.example
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ proxmox_endpoint = "https://localhost:8006/"
 proxmox_username = "terraform@pve"
 proxmox_password = "CHANGEME"
 
+# Which storage to use for VM disks. Defaults to "local".
+#proxmox_storage = "ceph"
+
 proxmox_template_node_name = "CHANGEME"
 proxmox_template_vm_id = CHANGEME