diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0022660..522393c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ prepare:
 package:
 	./build_template_rpm $(TEMPLATE_NAME)
 
+vm: prepare rootimg-build
+	./create_vm_from_qubeized_image.sh
+
 rpms: prepare rootimg-build package
 	./create_template_list.sh || :
 
diff --git a/create_vm_from_qubeized_image.sh b/create_vm_from_qubeized_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8532d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_vm_from_qubeized_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+IMG_DIR=qubeized_images/$TEMPLATE_NAME
+if [ ! -d $IMG_DIR ] ; then
+	echo "dir not found: $IMG_DIR"
+	exit 1
+fi
+IMG_FILE=$IMG_DIR/root.img
+if [ ! -e $IMG_FILE ] ; then
+	echo "file not found: $IMG_FILE"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# TODO env overrides
+TPL_VMNAME=$TEMPLATE_NAME-`date +%Y%m%d`
+TPL_LABEL=purple
+
+HAVE=`qvm-ls -O NAME | grep "$TPL_VMNAME"`
+TPL_SUFF=0
+TPL_OVMNAME=$TPL_VMNAME
+TPL_VMNAME=`
+( echo $TPL_VMNAME
+while echo "$HAVE" | grep "^$TPL_VMNAME$" &> /dev/null; do
+	let TPL_SUFF=$TPL_SUFF+1
+	TPL_VMNAME="$TPL_OVMNAME-$TPL_SUFF"
+	echo $TPL_VMNAME
+done ) | tail -1
+`
+#echo TPL_VMNAME: $TPL_VMNAME
+echo "--> Creating $TPL_VMNAME ..."
+qvm-create --label $TPL_LABEL --class TemplateVM $TPL_VMNAME || exit 1
+
+echo "--> Setting $TPL_VMNAME properties ..."
+# TODO proper shell escape protection
+cat tplspec.$TEMPLATE_NAME $IMG_DIR/template.cfg | 
+grep -E "^(prop|feat) [-a-z_]* [a-z0-9A-Z_()/.]*$" | 
+while read t k v ; do 
+	echo "SPEC '$t' '$k' '$v'" 
+	if [ "x$t" == "xprop" ] ; then
+	       qvm-prefs $TPL_VMNAME $k "$v"
+	elif [ "x$t" == "xfeat" ] ; then
+	       qvm-features $TPL_VMNAME $k "$v"
+	else
+		echo BAD TAG $t
+	fi
+done
+
+echo "--> Copying root.img to $TPL_VMNAME:root ..."
+qrexec-client-vm $TPL_VMNAME admin.vm.volume.Import+root < $IMG_FILE
+
+exit 0
+
diff --git a/tplspec.mirage-firewall b/tplspec.mirage-firewall
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6972e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tplspec.mirage-firewall
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+prop virt_mode pv
+prop memory 42
+prop vcpus 1
+prop kernelopts (hd0)/boot/grub/menu.lst
+prop kernel pvgrub
+prop provides_network True
+feat no-default-kernelopts 1
+feat gui 
+feat qrexec 1
diff --git a/tplspec.mirage-ssh-agent b/tplspec.mirage-ssh-agent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72a8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tplspec.mirage-ssh-agent
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+prop virt_mode pv
+prop memory 23
+prop maxmem 42
+prop vcpus 1
+prop kernelopts (hd0)/boot/grub/menu.lst
+prop kernel pvgrub
+feat no-default-kernelopts 1
+feat gui
+feat qrexec 1