diff --git a/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh b/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
index 0df99e4f6d5fcbfa7c3e4f6af5ce1bfe1c57814a..01d612ac3071c41a4f63dc7d88ff258bc3a6b4a2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
+++ b/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@
 
 set -ve
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2039
+VPS_HOSTNAME="$HOSTNAME"
+
 # Delete old machine if it still exists
 echo "Deleting old machine"
-python3 -c "import greenhost_cloud; greenhost_cloud.terminate_droplets_by_name(\"^${HOSTNAME}$\")"
+python3 -c "import greenhost_cloud;
+greenhost_cloud.terminate_droplets_by_name(\"^${VPS_HOSTNAME}$\")"
 echo "Creating new machine"
-# Uses a custom disk image built with 42aa12b on 2021-09-14. See
+# Uses a custom disk image built with 1f2bee2 on 2021-10-19. See
 # CONTRIBUTING.md#ci-pipeline-image for more info.
-python3 -m openappstack $HOSTNAME create \
-  --create-droplet $DOMAIN \
-  --create-hostname $HOSTNAME \
-  --ssh-key-id $SSH_KEY_ID \
+python3 -m openappstack "$VPS_HOSTNAME" create \
+  --create-droplet "$DOMAIN" \
+  --create-hostname "$VPS_HOSTNAME" \
+  --ssh-key-id "$SSH_KEY_ID" \
   --create-domain-records \
-  --subdomain $SUBDOMAIN \
-  --disk-image-id '-8751' \
+  --subdomain "$SUBDOMAIN" \
+  --disk-image-id '-9102' \
   --truncate-subdomain \
   --docker-mirror-server="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_SERVER}" \
   --docker-mirror-endpoint="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}" \
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 864401c706da93547bf0b7c52edc73861ca93e08..3b75e62c902bee2734bd6b2281e7df70f160e0e2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -77,32 +77,48 @@ the k3s version in use, you'll want to generate a new disk image template and
 use it. This is a manual process for now. Follow these steps:
 
 1. Create a new VPS
-2. Run the following to install *only kubernetes* on the VPS:
    ```
-   $ python3 -m openappstack <cluster> install
+   export HOST_NAME=baseimage$(date +'%Y%m%d')
+   # Make sure you use your private ssh key id, 411 is the ssh key used in CI
+   export SSH_ID=411
+   python -m openappstack ${HOST_NAME} create --create-droplet --create-hostname ${HOST_NAME}.openappstack.net --ssh-key-id $SSH_ID --create-domain-records --subdomain ${HOST_NAME} openappstack.net
    ```
-3. Log into your machine and clean up the k3s server, then delete the cluster
+
+2. Accept ssh host key
+   ```
+   ssh root@${HOST_NAME}.openappstack.net
+   ```
+
+3. Run the following to install *only kubernetes* on the VPS:
+   ```
+   python3 -m openappstack ${HOST_NAME} install
+   ```
+4. Log into your machine and clean up the k3s server, then delete the cluster
    data:
    ```
-   # Clean up running containers and firewall
-   /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
-   # Remove k3s state
-   rm -rf /var/lib/rancher/k3s
+   ssh root@${HOST_NAME}.openappstack.net
+     # Clean up running containers and firewall
+     /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
+     # Remove k3s state
+     rm -rf /var/lib/rancher/k3s
    ```
-3. Log into Cosmos with the OpenAppStack account
-4. Go to VPS Cloud -> VPS and shut down your VPS
-5. Go to VPS Cloud -> Disk Images and click edit for your VPSs disk image
-   1. Change the Disk Label to something like `k3s-template`
+5. Log into Cosmos with the OpenAppStack account
+6. Go to VPS Cloud -> VPS and shut down your VPS
+7. Go to VPS Cloud -> Disk Images and click `Manage` for your VPSs disk image
+   1. Change the Disk Label to something like `k3s-template-DATE`
    2. Set VPS to `-- not assigned --`
-   3. Click 'make template'
-   4. Choose "Linux Latest LTS" as the kernel
-   5. Choose OS type Debian 11 (bullseye)
-   6. Remember the disk image ID that you can see in the current URL as `id=...`
-   7. Click save
-6. Change the `--disk-image-id` argument in `.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh`
+   3. Click save
+   4. `Manage` the same image again
+   5. Click 'make template'
+   6. Choose "Linux Latest LTS" as the kernel
+   7. Choose OS type Debian 11 (bullseye)
+   8. Remember the disk image ID that you can see in the current URL as `id=...`
+   9. Click save
+8. Change the `--disk-image-id` argument in `.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh`
    to your current disk-image-id **with a minus in front of it**. This is
    because custom images are negative integers, whereas Greenhost's disk images
    are positive integers
+9. Remove the droplet
 
 You are now ready to merge the changes you made to the `install-kubernetes`
 playbook
diff --git a/ansible/roles/pre-configure/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/pre-configure/tasks/main.yml
index b94ac12557188039b4c510ec4a4e46fdb57be051..18191f3acfb1dbf15daa6545dd3c1d7186be6cc5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/pre-configure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/pre-configure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
   import_tasks: journald.yml
 
 - name: Update apt packages cache and install needed packages
-  # apt-transport-https is needed for docker apt repo
   # curl and git is needed for helm plugin install
   tags:
     - firewall
   apt:
     state: present
     name:
-      - apt-transport-https
       - curl
       - git
       - haveged
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.rst b/docs/troubleshooting.rst
index 955404d1039a4f139ea1bbb389ce885ffde54dd2..650f482bc0486561a4000f895a806a168bef836e 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.rst
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.rst
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ That can mean that one of your values contains a double quote (``"``) or that
 you quoted a value in ``.flux.env`` during the :ref:`flux_config`. Make sure
 that ``.flux.env`` does not contain any values that are quoted.
 
-If you need to change ``.flux.env``, run the following commands: 
+If you need to change ``.flux.env``, run the following commands:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
@@ -439,5 +439,5 @@ OAS installation in order to start from scratch:
 
     cluster$ /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
     cluster$ systemctl disable k3s
-    cluster$ rm -rf /var/lib/{rancher,OpenAppStack,kubelet,cni,docker,etcd} /etc/{kubernetes,rancher} /var/log/{OpenAppStack,containers,pods} /tmp/k3s /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
+    cluster$ rm -rf  /var/lib/{rancher,OpenAppStack,kubelet} /etc/rancher /var/log/{OpenAppStack,containers,pods} /tmp/k3s /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
     cluster$ systemctl reboot