diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b700a93..7b8853a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ Ensure you have the dependencies installed:
 
 `brew install terraform`
 
+Run the following commands to initialize and apply the Terraform configuration:
+
+```bash
+  terraform init
+  terraform plan
+  terraform apply
+```
+
 # Development Environment Setup 
 
 `brew install minikube`
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 2eee390..c3bcfd1 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ resource "libvirt_network" "talos_network" {
 # Generate machine secrets
 resource "talos_machine_secrets" "this" {}
 
-# Create control plane configuration with correct endpoint
-resource "talos_machine_configuration" "controlplane" {
+# Create control plane configuration
+data "talos_machine_configuration" "controlplane" {
   cluster_name     = var.cluster_name
-  cluster_endpoint = "https://10.5.0.0:6443"  # Fixed endpoint IP
+  cluster_endpoint = "https://10.5.0.2:6443"
   machine_type     = "controlplane"
   machine_secrets  = talos_machine_secrets.this.machine_secrets
   
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ resource "talos_machine_configuration" "controlplane" {
         install = {
           disk = "/dev/vda"
         }
-        network = {
-          interfaces = [
-            {
-              interface = "eth0"
-              addresses = ["10.5.0.0/24"]
-            }
-          ]
-        }
       }
     })
   ]
@@ -86,7 +78,7 @@ resource "talos_machine_configuration" "controlplane" {
 # Download Talos kernel and initramfs
 resource "null_resource" "download_talos_files" {
   triggers = {
-    version = "v1.6.4"  # Change to your preferred version
+    version = "v1.6.4"
   }
   
   provisioner "local-exec" {
@@ -98,19 +90,19 @@ resource "null_resource" "download_talos_files" {
   }
 }
 
-# Create a cloud-init disk for configuration
-resource "libvirt_cloudinit_disk" "commoninit" {
-  name           = "commoninit.iso"
-  user_data      = <<EOF
-#cloud-config
-EOF
+# Create a disk for Talos
+resource "libvirt_volume" "talos-disk" {
+  name   = "talos-disk"
+  pool   = "default"
+  size   = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024  # 10GB
+  format = "qcow2"
 }
 
 # Create the QEMU domain with direct kernel boot
 resource "libvirt_domain" "talos-controlplane" {
   name   = "talos-controlplane"
-  memory = vars.memory_mb
-  vcpu   = vars.vcpu_count
+  memory = var.memory_mb
+  vcpu   = var.vcpu_count
 
   # Use kernel and initramfs directly
   kernel = "${path.module}/_out/vmlinuz-amd64"
@@ -119,7 +111,7 @@ resource "libvirt_domain" "talos-controlplane" {
   # Talos kernel parameters
   cmdline = [
     "talos.platform=metal",
-    "talos.config=http://10.5.0.1:8001/controlplane.yaml",
+    "talos.config=${base64encode(data.talos_machine_configuration.controlplane.machine_config)}",
     "ip=10.5.0.2::10.5.0.1:255.255.255.0::eth0:off",
     "init_on_alloc=1",
     "slab_nomerge",
@@ -139,11 +131,6 @@ resource "libvirt_domain" "talos-controlplane" {
     hostname   = "controlplane"
   }
 
-  # Small disk for Talos
-  disk {
-    file = "/tmp/talos-disk.img"
-  }
-
   console {
     type        = "pty"
     target_port = "0"
@@ -159,31 +146,25 @@ resource "libvirt_domain" "talos-controlplane" {
   depends_on = [null_resource.download_talos_files]
 }
 
-# Create a small disk
-resource "libvirt_volume" "talos-disk" {
-  name   = "talos-disk"
-  pool   = "default"
-  size   = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024  # 10GB
-  format = "qcow2"
-}
-
 # Output important information
 output "controlplane_ip" {
-  value = "10.5.0.0"
+  value = "10.5.0.2"
 }
 
 output "talosconfig" {
-  value     = talos_machine_configuration.controlplane.machine_config
+  value     = data.talos_machine_configuration.controlplane.machine_config
   sensitive = true
 }
 
 output "next_steps" {
   value = <<EOT
 After applying:
-1. The control plane will be available at 10.5.0.0
-2. Apply the configuration using talosctl:
-   talosctl apply-config --insecure --nodes 10.5.0.0 --file controlplane.yaml
-3. Bootstrap the cluster:
-   talosctl bootstrap --nodes 10.5.0.0
+1. The control plane will be available at 10.5.0.2
+2. The configuration is embedded in the kernel parameters
+3. Wait for Talos to install and reboot
+4. Bootstrap the cluster:
+   talosctl bootstrap --nodes 10.5.0.2
+5. Get kubeconfig:
+   talosctl kubeconfig --nodes 10.5.0.2
 EOT
 }
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