diff --git a/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix b/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
index e32e6083..ff29326c 100644
--- a/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ let
     node-name
     bridge
     vlanId
+    imageDatastoreId
+    vmDatastoreId
     ;
   inherit (lib) mkOption types;
   eval =
@@ -344,6 +346,8 @@ let
                       node-name
                       bridge
                       vlanId
+                      imageDatastoreId
+                      vmDatastoreId
                       ;
                     root-path = pathToRoot;
                   };
diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
index 503e02f0..484c7b1d 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ let
     node-name = "pve";
     bridge = "br0";
     vlanId = 0;
+    imageDatastoreId = "local";
+    vmDatastoreId = "local";
   };
   # FIXME generate the image `nixos-generate` was to make, but now do it for a desired `-c configuration.nix` rather than whatever generic thing now
   deployment =
diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model-tf/options.nix b/deployment/check/data-model-tf/options.nix
index 8100c8c4..c0d4cf59 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model-tf/options.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model-tf/options.nix
@@ -44,5 +44,15 @@ in
       type = types.int;
       default = 0;
     };
+    imageDatastoreId = mkOption {
+      description = "ID of the datastore of the image.";
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "local";
+    };
+    vmDatastoreId = mkOption {
+      description = "ID of the datastore of the VM.";
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "local";
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/deployment/data-model.nix b/deployment/data-model.nix
index 4a5369b7..0ddb7262 100644
--- a/deployment/data-model.nix
+++ b/deployment/data-model.nix
@@ -364,6 +364,16 @@ let
               type = types.int;
               default = 0;
             };
+            imageDatastoreId = mkOption {
+              description = "ID of the datastore of the image.";
+              type = types.str;
+              default = "local";
+            };
+            vmDatastoreId = mkOption {
+              description = "ID of the datastore of the VM.";
+              type = types.str;
+              default = "local";
+            };
             run = mkOption {
               type = types.package;
               # error: The option `tf-deployment.tf-host.run' is read-only, but it's set multiple times.
@@ -383,6 +393,8 @@ let
                     node-name
                     bridge
                     vlanId
+                    imageDatastoreId
+                    vmDatastoreId
                     ;
                   inherit (ssh)
                     host
@@ -451,6 +463,8 @@ let
                     proxmox_password = proxmox-password;
                     ssh_user = username;
                     vlan_id = vlanId;
+                    image_datastore_id = imageDatastoreId;
+                    vm_datastore_id = vmDatastoreId;
                   };
                   tf-env = pkgs.callPackage ./run/tf-env.nix {
                     inherit httpBackend;
diff --git a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/main.tf b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/main.tf
index 3ac2f2fe..703ebd44 100644
--- a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/main.tf
+++ b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/main.tf
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_file" "upload" {
   # https://192.168.51.81:8006/#v1:0:=storage%2Fnode051%2Flocal:4::=contentIso:::::
   # PVE -> Datacenter -> Storage -> local -> Edit -> General -> Content -> check Import + Disk Images -> OK
   # that UI action also adds it in `/etc/pve/storage.cfg`
-  datastore_id = "local"
+  datastore_id = var.image_datastore_id
   # datastore_id = "local-lvm"
   # datastore_id = "backup"
   node_name    = var.node_name
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "nix_vm" {
 
   disk {
     # datastore_id = "linstor_storage"
-    datastore_id = "local"
+    datastore_id = var.vm_datastore_id
     file_format  = "qcow2"
     interface    = "scsi0"
     discard      = "on"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ resource "proxmox_virtual_environment_vm" "nix_vm" {
 
   efi_disk {
     # datastore_id = "linstor_storage"
-    datastore_id = "local"
+    datastore_id = var.vm_datastore_id
     file_format  = "qcow2"
     type         = "4m"
   }
diff --git a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
index 04adf5b2..99d03ce5 100644
--- a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
+++ b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ variable "vlan_id" {
   default = 0
 }
 
+variable "image_datastore_id" {
+  description = "ID of the datastore of the image."
+  type = string
+  default = "local"
+}
+
+variable "vm_datastore_id" {
+  description = "ID of the datastore of the VM."
+  type = string
+  default = "local"
+}
+
 #########################################
 
 variable "category" {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fa567ae5..b90c0f18 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
                       node-name = "node051";
                       bridge = "ovsbr0";
                       vlanId = 1305;
+                      imageDatastoreId = "local";
+                      vmDatastoreId = "linstor_storage";
                     };
                     # opt not to pass `inputs`, as we could only pass serializable arguments through to its self-call
                   })."tf-proxmox-deployment".tf-proxmox-host;