diff --git a/vm/create_from_template.sh b/vm/create_from_template.sh
index 91697a9..d31d1f7 100644
--- a/vm/create_from_template.sh
+++ b/vm/create_from_template.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if ! command -v mariadb &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "mariadb is not installed. Please install it using 'apt install mariadb-client' to continue."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$INPUT_FILE"  ] | [ -z "$POOL_NAME" ] | [ -z "$NEXT_VM_ID" ]; then
     echo "Usage: $0 <path-to-input-file> <resource-pool-name> <start-vmid>"
     echo "Input file format:"
@@ -45,6 +50,9 @@ while read -r username; do
         qm set $NEXT_VM_ID --cores $NEW_CORES --memory $NEW_RAM
     fi
 
+    MAC_ADDRESS=$(grep -Po 'net\d+: virtio=\K[^,]+' /etc/pve/qemu-server/$NEXT_VM_ID.conf)
+    mariadb --host=gimli.iut-fbleau.fr --user=proxmox --password="..." -e "CALL add_vm('$MAC_ADDRESS', 'vm-$username')" kea
+
     pvesh set /access/acl --path /vms/$NEXT_VM_ID --roles etu --users "$username@arda.lan"
     ((NEXT_VM_ID++))
 done < "$INPUT_FILE"