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Guides, deep dives and product news on automating Proxmox VE at scale.
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How to Install Ghost in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Blogging Platform for Beginners)
Learn how to run Ghost, the Node.js blogging and newsletter platform, inside a Proxmox VE LXC container -- from picking the right Ubuntu template to a working ghost-cli install, explained for beginners.
How to Wipe a Disk Before Installing Proxmox VE (Clear Old ZFS, LVM, and Partition Signatures)
Reusing an old drive for Proxmox VE? Leftover ZFS labels, LVM signatures, or RAID superblocks can confuse the installer and haunt you after. Here's how to clear a disk properly first.
How to Install Shlink in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted URL Shortener for Beginners)
Tired of pasting ugly, port-number URLs into chat? Learn how to run Shlink, a self-hosted URL shortener, inside a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE using Docker.
How to Install Metabase in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted BI Dashboards for Beginners)
Set up Metabase, a self-hosted business intelligence tool, in a Debian 12 LXC container on Proxmox VE. Covers the correct Java runtime, a systemd service, and the errors that actually trip people up.
How to Install Actual Budget in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Personal Finance for Beginners)
Run Actual Budget, a free self-hosted envelope-budgeting app, in a lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE using the Community Scripts installer. No Docker, no monthly fee, no cloud account.
How to Create an LXC Container From an OCI Image in Proxmox VE (Run Docker Images Without Docker)
Proxmox VE 9.1 can pull OCI (Docker-format) images straight from a registry and boot them as native LXC containers, no Docker install required. Here's the full walkthrough, GUI and CLI, plus the errors and limitations beginners actually hit.
How to Install Tautulli in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Track Your Plex Server's Statistics)
Tautulli watches your Plex server and turns its activity into watch history, bandwidth graphs, and notifications. Here's how to install it in its own lightweight LXC container on Proxmox VE.
How to Install CrowdSec in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Community-Powered Intrusion Prevention for Beginners)
CrowdSec watches your logs like Fail2ban does, but it also taps a shared blocklist built from attacks seen across thousands of other servers. Here's how to run it in its own LXC container on Proxmox VE, from install to your first working ban.
How to Install NocoDB in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Self-Hosted Airtable Alternative for Beginners)
NocoDB turns a database into an editable spreadsheet, giving you a free, self-hosted Airtable alternative. Here's how to run it in a Docker-powered LXC container on Proxmox VE, step by step.
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