Proxmox
If you're running a Proxmox environment, you've probably noticed it supports two types of virtualisation: Virtual Machines (VMs) and Linux Containers (LXCs). Both are powerful, flexible, and useful in different scenarios, but knowing when to use which can save you time, resources, and a few headaches
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If like me you have a lot of individual Proxmox nodes or a lot of Proxmox clusters then this is for you. Proxmox Datacenter Manager allows you to combine all of your Proxmox nodes and clusters into a single web interface. Funnily enough a bit like vCenter from VMWare ;) Proxmox
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When accessing the Proxmox Backup Server web interface, by default you'll get a warning about the SSL certificate not being valid. If you have a domain in Cloudflare then you can use their API with the help of Lets Encrypt to generate a valid certificate. Note once you&
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When accessing the Proxmox web interface, by default you'll get a warning about the SSL certificate not being valid. If you have a domain in Cloudflare then you can use their API with the help of Lets Encrypt to generate a valid certificate. Cloudflare To get started, login
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* Copy HyperV VHDX files to Proxmox host. /root will do * Create your VM in Proxmox with no disks to start with * Next have qemu-img check the VHDX file for any corruption by running this command... qemu-img check -r all '/root/vmname-data.vhdx' * If all ok, import the disk
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Instructions for installing Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) inside of an LXC container. This is a lightweight way to run PBS that I've used for years. Installation Create a Debian 12 LXC with a minimum of 2 cores and 2GB of RAM. For storage, I like to have the
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The following instructions allow you to do a file level backup of a Debian based AMD64 system that doesn't need to be a Proxmox VM. This can be used for separate servers or even your Proxmox hosts themselves. Installation Start by getting the GPG key wget http://download.
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Start off in the Proxmox web GUI by creating a normal LXC container using one of the existing templates. I chose Debian 12 here. Start it up and install/customise anything you want. I installed docker on mine since i use this a lot and it saves a step. Once
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LXC Config Create your LXC Container using the Debian Template in Proxmox Once created, don't start it just yet Go into your Proxmox servers shell Edit the LXC config file at /etc/pve/lxc/VMID.conf Add in the following… lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 10:200 rwm
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To remove a node from your Proxmox cluster, follow these instructions. Start by logging in to a different node within your cluster. Migrate or delete all VMs and LXCs from the node you want to delete. Remove any replication jobs to this node as well where applicable. Once done, shutdown
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You may wish to pass through physical disks into a TrueNAS VM for example to then setup your ZFS filesystem in the VM. Here is how you do this. Start by creating your VM with either no disks or in my case I wanted a small virtual disk to boot
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This script will remove the message that pops up on logon that says you have no subscription This script works on both Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server echo "DPkg::Post-Invoke { \"dpkg -V proxmox-widget-toolkit | grep -q '/proxmoxlib\.js$'; if [ \$? -eq 1 ]; then { echo 'Removing subscription