Proxmox VE
The open-source hypervisor based on Debian, combining KVM for VMs and LXC for containers. Full web interface, native clustering, built-in backups and Ceph storage.
Cluster & High availability
Create a multi-node cluster, configure high availability and live migration.
Proxmox: migrate a virtual machine into two servers
In this tutorial, we will see how to move / migrate a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers. In order to be able to move a virtual machine between two Proxmox …
Proxmox: replication of VMs between 2 Proxmox servers
In this tutorial, we will see how to set up the replication of a virtual machine or an LXD container between two Proxmox servers. Overview of Replication Proxmox allows …
Proxmox: quorum configuration with a cluster of 2 servers
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure quorum with a Proxmox cluster composed of two server s. Before starting this tutorial, we will talk about Quorum. What …
Proxmox: configure a cluster with Ceph storage
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a cluster with Proxmox in order to ensure high availability and storage management will be with Ceph in order to have a …
Storage
Configure Proxmox storage: NFS, iSCSI, LVM, ZFS, Ceph, shared directories.
Network
Bridges, VLANs, bonds, SDN — all of the networking in Proxmox.
Backup & restore
Back up VMs and containers with Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) or Veeam.
Proxmox Backup Server: Using an SMB share
In this tutorial, I will show you step by step how to use an SMB share on a NAS, for example, to store backups made with Proxmox Backup Server. By default, Promox Backup …
Proxmox: backup with Proxmox Backup Server
In this tutorial, we will see how to set up a backup in Proxmox with Proxmox Backup Server. Overview of Proxmox Backup Server In addition to providing a free …
Security & access
Firewall, authentication, SSL/ACME certificates, user and permission management.
All Proxmox tutorials
All the Proxmox articles available on RDR-IT.
Proxmox: Add an SMB share
In this tutorial, I will explain how to add an SMB share to storage in Proxmox which you can then use to: Store ISOs and images Virtual disks of VMs Backup I’m assuming …
Proxmox Backup Server: Using an SMB share
In this tutorial, I will show you step by step how to use an SMB share on a NAS, for example, to store backups made with Proxmox Backup Server. By default, Promox Backup …
How to migrate Proxmox VE 8 to 9
In this tutorial, we will see how to go from Proxmox VE 8 to Proxmox VE 9 step by step. Version 9 of Proxmox Virtual Environment is released on August 5, 2025 : Proxmox …
Proxmox: configure email notifications
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure an SMTP server on Proxmox to receive email notifications. Configure an SMTP server in Proxmox Go to Datacenter / …
Proxmox: backup with Proxmox Backup Server
In this tutorial, we will see how to set up a backup in Proxmox with Proxmox Backup Server. Overview of Proxmox Backup Server In addition to providing a free …
Proxmox: use Cloud-Init to deploy Ubuntu virtual machines
In this tutorial, I will explain how to deploy virtual machines on Ubuntu with Proxmox using Cloud-Init. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to deploy a virtual …
Proxmox: delegate authorizations to users
In this tutorial, we will see how to delegate actions to a user on a virtual machine using roles. Proxmox is a complete hypervisor that allows you to manage …
Proxmox: create a private network with NAT
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to create a private network on Proxmox and configure NAT so that the LXC/CT containers and virtual computers in this network …
Proxmox: supervision with Zabbix
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to monitor a Proxmox server with Zabbix. Supervision of Proxmox with Zabbix is done through the Proxmox API, which also makes …
Proxmox: force deletion of a virtual machine
In this tutorial, I will explain how to delete a virtual machine from the command line that cannot be deleted through the GUI. To perform a test I mounted a CIFS storage …
Proxmox: migrate a virtual machine into two servers
In this tutorial, we will see how to move / migrate a virtual machine between two Proxmox servers. In order to be able to move a virtual machine between two Proxmox …
Proxmox: change the storage of a virtual disk
In this tutorial, we will see how to change the location of a virtual disk of a virtual machine or an LXC container. To illustrate this tutorial, we will change the …
Proxmox: create an LXC container
In this tutorial, we will see how to create an LXC container on Proxmox. Overview of LXC LXC which allows container management on Linux. Like any containerization system, …
Proxmox: create a virtual machine
In this tutorial, I will show how to create a virtual computer (VM) from the Proxmox administration web interface. Create a virtual machine on Proxmox From the Web …
Proxmox: replication of VMs between 2 Proxmox servers
In this tutorial, we will see how to set up the replication of a virtual machine or an LXD container between two Proxmox servers. Overview of Replication Proxmox allows …
Proxmox: use ZFS as a storage system
In this tutorial, we will see how to use ZFS as a storage system on Proxmox. What is ZFS? Before starting this tutorial, we will see what ZFS (Zettabyte File System) is.
Proxmox: quorum configuration with a cluster of 2 servers
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure quorum with a Proxmox cluster composed of two server s. Before starting this tutorial, we will talk about Quorum. What …
Proxmox: send an ISO to Proxmox
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to upload an ISO to Promox so that you can use it to install an operating system on a virtual machine.
Proxmox: configure multipath
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure multipath on Proxmox. Generally, multipath is necessary when using a two-tier architecture for hypervisors with servers …
Proxmox: use the integrated Firewall to secure virtual machines
In this tutorial, we will see how to use the Firewall functionality integrated into Proxmox to secure virtual machines and manage network flows. Presentation of the …
Proxmox: partition a disk
In this tutorial, I will explain how to partition a disk on Proxmox and then assign the partitions to storage. In this tutorial, you can see that I have two “disks” sda …
Proxmox: configure a cluster with Ceph storage
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a cluster with Proxmox in order to ensure high availability and storage management will be with Ceph in order to have a …
Proxmox: installing a Hypervisor
In this tutorial, I will explain how to install Proxmox on a physical server. I used a DELL server and performed the installation through the iDRAC console. Regarding the …