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containers

How to Install Cockpit in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Web-Based Server Management for Beginners)

Cockpit gives you a browser-based dashboard for managing what runs inside a Proxmox VE LXC container — services, logs, users, and a terminal — without touching SSH. Full beginner install and troubleshooting guide.

backup

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.

virtual-machines

How to Create an Alpine Linux VM in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

A beginner's walkthrough for building a lightweight Alpine Linux VM in Proxmox VE, from picking the right ISO through setup-alpine and installing the QEMU Guest Agent.

virtual-machines

How to Create an Arch Linux VM in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

A beginner's walkthrough for installing Arch Linux as a virtual machine in Proxmox VE, from UEFI VM settings through partitioning, pacstrap, GRUB, and enabling the QEMU Guest Agent.

virtual-machines

How to Create a CentOS Stream VM in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

A beginner's walkthrough for installing CentOS Stream as a Proxmox VE virtual machine, including why its rolling-release model is different from Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux, and how to enable the CRB and EPEL repositories you'll likely need.

cli

Proxmox VE Command Line Basics: How to Use qm, pct, and pvesh (A Beginner's Guide)

Never touched the Proxmox VE terminal? Learn what qm, pct, and pvesh actually do, and how to start VMs, manage containers, and query the API without opening the web GUI.

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.

virtual-machines

How to Create an openSUSE VM in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn how to build an openSUSE Leap 16.0 virtual machine in Proxmox VE, from downloading the ISO and configuring VirtIO storage and networking to installing the QEMU Guest Agent.

virtual-machines

How to Create a Fedora Server VM in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

Fedora rarely gets covered in Proxmox tutorials. Here's how to install Fedora Server 44 as a VM on Proxmox VE 9.2, from the Create VM wizard through Anaconda, SELinux, and enabling Cockpit.

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