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How to Install Home Assistant OS in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)
Home Assistant OS ships as a qcow2 image, not an ISO, so the Proxmox GUI upload wizard won't help. Here's the real qm importdisk workflow, including the OVMF and secure boot settings that trip up most first-time installs.
How to Access Your Proxmox VE VM Console: noVNC, SPICE, and Serial Terminal Explained
Confused about the Console button in Proxmox VE? Here's what noVNC, SPICE, and the serial terminal actually do, when to use each one, and how to fix the console problems beginners hit most often.
How to Organize VMs and Containers in Proxmox VE Using Tags (Beginner's Guide)
Proxmox VE lets you label VMs and containers with colored tags, but almost nobody uses them. Here's how to add tags from the GUI and CLI, color-code them, and use the search bar to find any guest in seconds instead of scrolling through your resource tree.
How to Choose the Right CPU Type for a VM in Proxmox VE (host vs kvm64 vs x86-64-v2-AES)
The CPU Type dropdown in Proxmox VE decides which instruction set your VM sees. Learn the difference between host, kvm64, and the x86-64-vN tiers, and how to pick one that won't break live migration.
How to Install Windows Server 2025 on Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners)
Setting up a Windows Server 2025 VM on Proxmox VE trips up a lot of first-timers at the disk driver screen. Here's the full walkthrough, from uploading ISOs to installing VirtIO drivers correctly.
How to Set Up GPU Passthrough in Proxmox VE: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide
Give a virtual machine direct control of a real graphics card. This step-by-step guide covers IOMMU, VFIO, and attaching a GPU to a VM for Plex transcoding or gaming.
Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi: A Practical Comparison for Admins Considering the Switch
VMware's licensing changes have a lot of admins looking at Proxmox VE. Here's an honest architecture and cost comparison for ESXi admins, plus a real walkthrough of importing a VM with the built-in Import Wizard so you can test it yourself.
How to Rename a Virtual Machine or LXC Container in Proxmox VE
Stuck with a VM called "test123" or a container Proxmox renamed for you after a clone? Here's how to rename both properly, and why a VM's name and a container's hostname aren't the same kind of thing.
How to Migrate a Physical Server to Proxmox VE (P2V Guide)
There's no ESXi Import Wizard for bare metal. Here's how to convert a physical server into a Proxmox VE VM using dd/netcat or a Clonezilla network clone, match the firmware type, and fix the VirtIO driver and boot-loader issues that follow.
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