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monitoring

How to Use the Proxmox VE Mobile App to Manage Your Server From Your Phone

Proxmox VE has an official native app for Android and iOS. Here's how to install it, log in correctly, check on your VMs and containers, open a console, and lock it down before you use it away from home.

installation

Top 15 Proxmox VE Tips Every Beginner Should Know After Installing It

Fifteen small settings and habits worth adopting on a fresh Proxmox VE install, from understanding local-lvm to knowing why Stop and Shutdown aren't the same button. None take more than a few minutes, and a couple will save you a rough night later.

storage

How to Replace a Failed Disk in a Proxmox VE ZFS Pool (Step-by-Step Guide)

Your ZFS pool just went DEGRADED. Here's exactly how to identify the failed disk, swap it safely, and resilver a mirror or RAIDZ pool back to healthy on Proxmox VE 9.x.

containers

How to Install Paperless-ngx in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Document Scanner for Beginners)

Turn a pile of scanned receipts and paperwork into a searchable archive. Learn how to run Paperless-ngx in a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE using Docker, step by step.

installation

How to Install Proxmox VE on an Existing Debian 13 Server (No Reinstall Required)

Already running Debian? Skip the ISO installer and turn your existing Debian 13 server into a full Proxmox VE host by adding a repository and installing a few packages — no wipe, no USB stick.

networking

How to Enable IPv6 Networking in Proxmox VE (Static Address, SLAAC, and VM Dual-Stack Setup)

A practical walkthrough for adding IPv6 to your Proxmox VE bridge, covering SLAAC for home networks, static routed blocks for dedicated servers, and the NDP proxy step most guides skip.

networking

How to Set Up an SDN Simple Zone in Proxmox VE (Isolated Network With NAT and DHCP)

Build a private, isolated network for your VMs and containers using a Proxmox VE SDN Simple zone, complete with automatic DHCP and internet access via NAT, without touching a switch or VLAN.

monitoring

How to Monitor Proxmox VE With Prometheus and Grafana (Beginner's Setup Guide to the PVE Exporter)

Proxmox VE's built-in graphs stop being enough once you're running more than one node. Here's how to pull its metrics into Prometheus with the PVE exporter and build real Grafana dashboards.

monitoring

How to Monitor Proxmox VE With Zabbix (A Beginner's Setup Guide)

Proxmox's built-in graphs are fine for a quick look, but they won't alert you and don't scale past one node. Here's how to connect Proxmox VE to Zabbix using its official API-based template — no agent required on the hypervisor.

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