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proxmox-backup-server

How to Set Up Verify Jobs in Proxmox Backup Server (Automated Backup Integrity Checks)

Configure Verify Jobs in Proxmox Backup Server to periodically re-checksum stored chunks and catch silent data corruption before you need to restore, and understand how verification differs from pruning and garbage collection.

backup-storage

How to Set Up Tape Backup in Proxmox Backup Server (LTO Drives and Media Pools)

Configure LTO tape drives, media pools, and encryption in Proxmox Backup Server for offline, ransomware-resistant, offsite archival — from hardware passthrough to your first tape restore.

security

How to Create a New User in Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step for Beginners)

Stop logging in as root. Learn how to create a new Proxmox VE user account from the GUI and CLI, set a password, and grant just enough access to get real work done.

networking

How to Add a Second Network Interface to a Virtual Machine in Proxmox VE

Learn how to add a second NIC to a Proxmox VE virtual machine through the GUI, wire it to the right bridge, and get it actually working inside Linux and Windows guests.

backup

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.

storage

How to Mount an SMB/CIFS Share as Storage in Proxmox VE

Got a Windows share or a NAS with SMB enabled? Here is how to add it as storage in Proxmox VE step by step, using both the web interface and the command line, plus the settings and errors that actually trip people up.

automation

How to Set Up Gotify and Webhook Alerts in Proxmox VE (Beyond Email Notifications)

A step-by-step guide to Proxmox VE's Gotify and Webhook notification targets, covering server setup, Handlebars body templating, matchers, and a working Discord integration example.

virtual-machines

How to Import an OVA or OVF Virtual Appliance into Proxmox VE

Proxmox has no one-click OVA import button. Here is the real CLI workflow for extracting an OVA, creating a matching VM, and importing the disk with qm importdisk.

virtual-machines

How to Increase CPU and RAM Resources for a Virtual Machine in Proxmox VE

Learn how to give a Proxmox VE virtual machine more CPU cores and RAM from the web GUI or the command line, including how CPU and memory hotplug work so you can resize without a reboot.

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