In this tutorial, we will see how to set up a backup in Proxmox with Proxmox Backup Server. Overview of Proxmox Backup Server In addition to providing a free virtualization solution, Proxmox provides a backup solution for its Hypervisor system under the name Proxmox Backup Server. Key features: You can find the full feature list …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to deploy virtual machines on Ubuntu with Proxmox using Cloud-Init. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to deploy a virtual machine under Ubuntu in a few clicks and all in less than 3 minutes with a VM ready. Cloud-Init Overview Cloud-Init is an Open …
In this tutorial, we will see how to delegate actions to a user on a virtual machine using roles. Proxmox is a complete hypervisor that allows you to manage authorizations on virtual machines quite finely. We will assume that you need to authorize a person from the support service to be able to manage the …
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to create a private network on Proxmox and configure NAT so that the LXC/CT containers and virtual computers in this network have access to the Internet. Using NAT in this situation will bring out the VM and CT to the Internet with the IP address of …
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to monitor a Proxmox server with Zabbix. Supervision of Proxmox with Zabbix is done through the Proxmox API, which also makes it possible to report information on the VMs and CT which operates on the Hypervisor. Supervision is done by importing a model into Zabbix; it …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to delete a virtual machine from the command line that cannot be deleted through the GUI. To perform a test I mounted a CIFS storage where I added a virtual machine, once the test was done I deleted the storage in Proxmox without removing the VM. When I …
In this tutorial, we will see how to move / migrate a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers. In order to be able to move a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers, the servers must be members of the same cluster (Datacenter). In this tutorial, we will move VM 103 which is located on server …
In this tutorial, we will see how to change the location of a virtual disk of a virtual machine or an LXC container. To illustrate this tutorial, we will change the storage location of the virtual disk of VM 103. As we can see, the disk is on local-vm storage. If we look in the …
In this tutorial, we will see how to create an LXC container on Proxmox. Overview of LXC LXC which allows container management on Linux. Like any containerization system, LXC containers share resources with the host that hosts them here Promox. LXC has the advantage of being much lighter than a virtual machine but having the …
In this tutorial, I will show how to create a virtual computer (VM) from the Proxmox administration web interface. Create a virtual machine on Proxmox From the Web interface, go to the Proxmox server where you want to create the virtual computer and click on the Create VM 1 button. Enter the name 1 of …