The Vormox blog
Guides, deep dives and product news on automating Proxmox VE at scale.
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How to Install qBittorrent in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Torrent Client for Beginners)
Run qBittorrent as a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE instead of a full VM. This guide covers creating the container, installing qbittorrent-nox, setting up the Web UI, and fixing the permission and networking errors beginners hit most.
How to Remove or Rename Storage in Proxmox VE (Fix "Already Defined" Errors)
Proxmox VE has no rename button for storage, and deleting one wrong can break a VM's disk. Here's how storage.cfg actually works, and the safe way to remove or rename an entry.
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 Access an LXC Container's Console in Proxmox VE (pct enter, pct console, and the Web Shell Explained)
The Console button works differently for LXC containers than it does for VMs in Proxmox VE. Here's what pct enter and pct console actually do, how the browser-based shell fits in, and how to get into a container when SSH won't cooperate.
How to Copy Files To and From a VM or LXC Container in Proxmox VE (pct push/pull, SCP, and Shared Folders)
There's no drag-and-drop in the Proxmox console, and containers and VMs need completely different tools. Here's how to use pct push/pull for LXC containers and SCP, a mounted ISO, or virtiofs for VMs.
How to Install Netdata in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Real-Time Monitoring in Under 10 Minutes)
Proxmox's built-in graphs won't tell you which process just spiked your CPU. Here's how to get a real-time, per-second monitoring dashboard running in a dedicated LXC container in about ten minutes.
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.
How to Pass Through a SATA or SAS HBA Controller to a VM in Proxmox VE (For TrueNAS and Unraid)
Give a TrueNAS or Unraid VM direct control of your drives by passing through the whole HBA controller in Proxmox VE, instead of relying on virtual disks that hide SMART data and drive identity.
How to Fix "Only Root Can Do That" in Proxmox VE (PAM vs PVE Realm Permissions Explained)
Ran a qm or pct command over SSH and got slapped with "only root can do that"? It's almost always a mismatch between PAM and PVE realms, not a bug. Here's what's actually happening and how to fix it properly.
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