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virtual-machines

How to Enable IOMMU (VT-d / AMD-Vi) in Your BIOS and Proxmox VE for PCI Passthrough

IOMMU is the wall that makes GPU and NIC passthrough safe, and most beginners hit a dead end because the fix spans two places at once. Here's how to enable VT-d or AMD-Vi in BIOS, edit the right Proxmox VE bootloader file, and verify it actually turned on.

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.

performance

How to Benchmark Your Proxmox VE Storage With fio (A Beginner's Guide to Testing Disk Performance)

Your Summary tab graphs won't tell you real IOPS or throughput. Here's how to install fio, run a random-write and a sequential-write test, and read the output without guessing what the numbers mean.

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.

containers

How to Migrate an LXC Container Between Nodes in a Proxmox VE Cluster

Learn how to move a running or stopped LXC container between nodes in a Proxmox VE cluster using pct migrate, why containers can't truly live-migrate like VMs, and how to fix the local bind mount error that blocks most migrations.

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.

storage

How to Enable Discard (TRIM) for VM Disks in Proxmox VE and Keep Your SSD Fast

Thin-provisioned VM disks in Proxmox VE don't shrink back down on their own, and SSDs do extra write work they don't need to. Here's how to turn on Discard and TRIM the right way.

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