diff --git a/examples/vm/main.hcl b/examples/vm/main.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9594cce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vm/main.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+resource "vm" "example" {
+  kernel = "/home/erik/code/jumppad/cloudhypervisor-go-sdk/examples/files/vmlinuz"
+  boot_args = "root=/dev/vda1 ro console=tty1 console=ttyS0"
+  initrd = "/home/erik/code/jumppad/cloudhypervisor-go-sdk/examples/files/initrd"
+
+  disk {
+    path = "/home/erik/code/jumppad/cloudhypervisor-go-sdk/examples/files/noble.raw"
+  }
+
+  serial = "/tmp/serial"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/config/resources/vm/provider.go b/pkg/config/resources/vm/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b33066f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/resources/vm/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	htypes "github.com/jumppad-labs/hclconfig/types"
+	sdk "github.com/jumppad-labs/plugin-sdk"
+
+	hypervisor "github.com/jumppad-labs/cloudhypervisor-go-sdk"
+	api "github.com/jumppad-labs/cloudhypervisor-go-sdk/api"
+	"github.com/kr/pretty"
+)
+
+var _ sdk.Provider = &Provider{}
+
+type Provider struct {
+	config *VM
+	log    sdk.Logger
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Init(cfg htypes.Resource, l sdk.Logger) error {
+	c, ok := cfg.(*VM)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize VM provider, resource is not of type VM")
+	}
+
+	p.config = c
+	p.log = l
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Create(ctx context.Context) error {
+	username := "jumppad"
+	password := "$6$7125787751a8d18a$sHwGySomUA1PawiNFWVCKYQN.Ec.Wzz0JtPPL1MvzFrkwmop2dq7.4CYf03A5oemPQ4pOFCCrtCelvFBEle/K." // cloud123
+
+	gateway := "192.168.249.1"
+	cidr := "192.168.249.2/24"
+	mac := "12:34:56:78:90:01"
+
+	cloudinit, err := hypervisor.CreateCloudInitDisk("microvm", mac, cidr, gateway, username, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	config := api.VmConfig{
+		Payload: api.PayloadConfig{
+			Kernel:    &p.config.Kernel,
+			Initramfs: &p.config.Initrd,
+			Cmdline:   &p.config.BootArgs,
+		},
+		Disks: &[]api.DiskConfig{
+			{
+				Path: cloudinit,
+			},
+		},
+		Net: &[]api.NetConfig{
+			{
+				Mac: &mac,
+			},
+		},
+		Cpus: &api.CpusConfig{
+			BootVcpus: 1,
+			MaxVcpus:  1,
+		},
+		Memory: &api.MemoryConfig{
+			Size: 1024 * 1000 * 1000, // 1GB
+		},
+		Serial: &api.ConsoleConfig{
+			Mode: "File",
+			File: &p.config.Serial,
+		},
+	}
+
+	disks := []api.DiskConfig{}
+	for _, disk := range p.config.Disks {
+		disks = append(disks, api.DiskConfig{
+			Path: disk.Path,
+		})
+	}
+
+	config.Disks = &disks
+
+	pretty.Println(config)
+
+	machine, err := hypervisor.NewMachine(ctx, config, log.New(p.log.StandardWriter(), "", log.LstdFlags))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = machine.Start(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = machine.Wait(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Destroy(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Lookup() ([]string, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Refresh(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) Changed() (bool, error) {
+	p.log.Debug("Checking changes", "ref", p.config.Meta.ID)
+
+	return false, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/resources/vm/resource.go b/pkg/config/resources/vm/resource.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9f06b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/resources/vm/resource.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/jumppad-labs/hclconfig/types"
+	"github.com/jumppad-labs/jumppad/pkg/config"
+)
+
+const TypeVM string = "vm"
+
+type VM struct {
+	types.ResourceBase `hcl:",remain"`
+
+	Kernel   string `hcl:"kernel" json:"kernel"`
+	BootArgs string `hcl:"boot_args" json:"boot_args"`
+	Initrd   string `hcl:"initrd" json:"initrd"`
+
+	Disks []Disk `hcl:"disk,block" json:"disk"`
+
+	Serial string `hcl:"serial" json:"serial"`
+}
+
+type Disk struct {
+	Path string `hcl:"path" json:"path"`
+}
+
+func (c *VM) Process() error {
+	// use this firmware if no kernel is specified
+	kernel, err := filepath.Abs(c.Kernel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.Kernel = kernel
+
+	initrd, err := filepath.Abs(c.Initrd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.Initrd = initrd
+
+	for index, disk := range c.Disks {
+		path, err := filepath.Abs(disk.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		c.Disks[index].Path = path
+	}
+
+	serial, err := filepath.Abs(c.Serial)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.Serial = serial
+
+	cfg, err := config.LoadState()
+	if err == nil {
+		// try and find the resource in the state
+		r, _ := cfg.FindResource(c.Meta.ID)
+		if r != nil {
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}