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How to Install the Proxmox Backup Client on Any Linux Machine (Back Up Non-Proxmox Servers to Your PBS Datastore)
Already run Proxmox Backup Server for your VMs? Here's how to point any Debian or Ubuntu machine - even one with no Proxmox VE on it at all - at the same PBS datastore using the standalone backup client.
How to Install Duplicati in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Encrypted Backups for Your Files and Documents)
vzdump and PBS back up whole VMs and containers. Duplicati backs up the actual files inside them, encrypted, to cloud storage like Backblaze B2 or S3. Here's how to install it in a lightweight Debian LXC container on Proxmox VE and run your first encrypted backup job.
How to Enable Backup Fleecing in Proxmox VE (Stop VM Freezes During Backups)
If a VM freezes or crawls every time its backup job runs, backup fleecing is the fix. Here's what it does, how to turn it on, and the storage requirements that trip people up.
How to Set Backup Retention Rules in Proxmox VE (Keep-Last, Keep-Daily, and More Explained)
Proxmox VE keeps every vzdump backup forever unless you tell it otherwise. Here's how to configure keep-last, keep-daily, and the other retention counters on local, NFS, or CIFS backup storage.
How to Back Up Proxmox VE to an External USB Hard Drive (Step-by-Step Guide)
No Proxmox Backup Server yet? Learn how to turn a plain USB hard drive into working Proxmox VE backup storage, with scheduled jobs and safe mount settings.
vzdump vs Proxmox Backup Server: Which Backup Method Should You Use in Proxmox VE?
vzdump ships free with every Proxmox VE install, but Proxmox Backup Server adds deduplication and integrity checks on top. Here's a practical, no-hype comparison to help you pick the backup method that actually fits your setup.
How to Organize Proxmox Backup Server with Datastore Namespaces
A practical guide to Proxmox Backup Server namespaces: how the hierarchy works, creating and delegating them, routing Proxmox VE backup jobs into the right namespace, and scoping prune and sync jobs to a specific branch of a datastore.
How to Restore a VM or LXC Container from a Backup in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)
Learn how to restore a full VM or LXC container from a vzdump backup in Proxmox VE using the GUI, qmrestore, and pct restore, including live-restore and choosing a new VMID vs overwriting.
How to Configure Prune and Garbage Collection Jobs in Proxmox Backup Server
Set up retention policies with keep-last, keep-daily, and the other prune options in Proxmox Backup Server, understand how garbage collection actually reclaims disk space, and schedule both correctly.
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