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virtual-machines

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

A beginner's walkthrough for installing FreeBSD as a virtual machine in Proxmox VE, from picking the right ISO and VM settings to getting through the bsdinstall installer and enabling the QEMU Guest Agent.

containers

How to Install Ollama in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Run Local AI Chat Models for Beginners)

Want your own AI chatbot without sending anything to the cloud? Here's how to set up Ollama inside a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE, pull a small model, and start chatting — no GPU required, and it only takes about fifteen minutes.

virtual-machines

How to Migrate a VirtualBox VM to Proxmox VE (Step-by-Step Guide)

Move an existing VirtualBox VM to Proxmox VE without rebuilding it from scratch. Copy the disk, import it with qm disk import, and fix the boot and driver issues that trip up most migrations.

security

Why Does Proxmox VE Show a Certificate Warning? Fixing "Your Connection Is Not Private"

Opened your fresh Proxmox VE install and got a scary browser warning? Here's why the self-signed certificate triggers it, how to safely proceed, and how to import the CA so it never shows up again.

automation

How to Install n8n in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Workflow Automation for Beginners)

Skip the per-task billing of Zapier or Make. Learn how to install n8n, an open-source workflow automation tool, inside a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE and run it as a systemd service.

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.

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.

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