Proxmox VE

1. Information

Todo: Install Proxmox VE itself on top of an existing Debian system.

https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/12/ultimate-home-lab-starter-stack-for-2026-key-recommendations https://www.geekom.co.uk/best-mini-pcs-for-homelab

1.1. Hardware

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2. General

See www.proxmox.com[^].
See https://techvids.sophos.com.
See OVMF/UEFI Boot Entries.
See https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-proxmox-ve-on-debian-bullseye.

See https://www.serverwatch.com/servers/proxmox-vs-vmware.

3. Installation

Set firmware to UEFI with Secure Boot off.
Boot from USB key.

Select Install Proxmox VE and press Enter.
Click I agree.
```
Target Harddisk:        /dev/sda
```
Click Next.

Type Thailand in the Country field.

Country                 Thailand
Time zone               Asia/Bangkok
Keyboard Layout         U.S. English

Click Next.
Type the level 1 password in the Password field.
Type the level 1 password in the Confirm field.
Type smru-it@shoklo-unit.com in the Email field.
Click Next.
Type tbhf-pve-mrm.smru.shoklo-unit.com in the Hostname field.

Type 10.10.1.16 in the IP Address field.

Management Interface:   eno1 - ##:##:##:##:##:## (e1000e)
Hostname (FQDN):        tbhf-pve-mrm.smru.shoklo-unit.com
IP Address (CIDR):      10.10.1.16 / 24
Gateway:                10.10.1.170
DNS Server:             10.10.1.1

Click Next.

Uncheck Automatically reboot after successful installation.

Filesystem:             ext4
Disk(s):                /dev/sda
Country                 Thailand
Time zone               Asia/Bangkok
Keymap:                 en-us
Email:                  smru-it@shoklo-unit.com
Management Interface:   eno1
Hostname:               tbhf-pve-mrm
IP CIDR:                10.10.1.16/24
Gateway:                10.10.1.170
DNS Server:             10.10.1.1

Click Install.
Click Reboot.

4. Usage

Browse to tbhf-pve-mrm.

User name:              root
Password:               ********
Realm:                  Linux PAM standard authentication
Language:               English

Save User name:         -

Click Login.
Click OK in the No valid subscription message..

Note: Errors logged in the /var/log/syslog file.

grep -Ei --color=always "bad |brok|cann|crit|deni|err:|erro|fail|igno|insu|leak|lost|miss|not |such|unab|warn" /var/log/syslog

kernel: [    0.000000] secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)
kernel: [    0.010658] secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)
systemd-udevd[429]: ethtool: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
systemd-udevd[431]: ethtool: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
udevadm[393]: systemd-udev-settle.service is deprecated. Please fix zfs-import-cache.service, zfs-import-scan.service not to pull it in.
systemd[1]: Starting Import ZFS pools by device scanning...
systemd[1]: Finished Import ZFS pools by device scanning.
kernel: [    0.149761] ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in getty on tty2-tty6 if dbus and logind are not available being skipped.
kernel: [    0.202073] acpi PNP0A08:00: _OSC: platform does not support [PCIeHotplug SHPCHotplug PME]
kernel: [    0.218858] pci_bus 0000:02: extended config space not accessible
kernel: [    0.280520] system 00:05: [mem 0xfed90000-0xfed93fff] could not be reserved
kernel: [    0.280523] system 00:05: [mem 0xfee00000-0xfeefffff] could not be reserved
kernel: [    0.280753] system 00:06: [io  0x1800-0x18fe] could not be reserved
kernel: [    0.280759] system 00:06: [mem 0xfe000000-0xfe01ffff] could not be reserved
kernel: [    0.305175] pcieport 0000:00:1c.0: DPC: error containment capabilities: Int Msg #0, RPExt+ PoisonedTLP+ SwTrigger+ RP PIO Log 4, DL_ActiveErr+
kernel: [    0.582327] platform eisa.0: EISA: Cannot allocate resource for mainboard
kernel: [    0.582329] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 1
kernel: [    0.582330] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 2
kernel: [    0.582331] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 3
kernel: [    0.582331] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 4
kernel: [    0.582332] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 5
kernel: [    0.582333] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 6
kernel: [    0.582334] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 7
kernel: [    0.582335] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 8
kernel: [    1.024249] RAS: Correctable Errors collector initialized.
kernel: [    1.221868] wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:04: WQBC data block query control method not found
kernel: [    3.313557] EXT4-fs (dm-1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro. Quota mode: none.
kernel: [    3.881059] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] failed to retrieve link info, disabling eDP
kernel: [    5.436184] softdog:              soft_reboot_cmd=<not set> soft_active_on_boot=0
smartd[639]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf was parsed, found DEVICESCAN, scanning devices
smartd[639]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], not found in smartd database.
systemd-udevd[424]: ethtool: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
postfix/postfix-script[885]: warning: symlink leaves directory: /etc/postfix/./makedefs.out
pvescheduler[969]: jobs: cfs-lock 'file-jobs_cfg' error: pve cluster filesystem not online.
pvescheduler[968]: replication: cfs-lock 'file-replication_cfg' error: pve cluster filesystem not online.
systemd[1485]: gpgconf: error running '/usr/lib/gnupg/scdaemon': probably not installed

5. Create VM

Select Server View.
Select Datacenter > delta-pve-frl > local (delta-pve-frl) > ISO images.
Click Upload.
Click Select File.
Select the W:\Images\Debian\Debian 11\debian-13.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso file.
Click Open.
Click Upload.
Close the Task viewer: Copy data window.

Click Creae VM.

Node:           delta-pve-frl           Resource Pool:
VM ID:          100
Name:           pve-debian
Add to HA:      +

Click Next.
Select ISO Image : | debian-13.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Finish.

Select Datacenter > delta-pve-frl > 100 (pve-debian).
Click Start.
Select Console.

6. Configuration

See https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories

7. VirtualBox

See https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_inside_VirtualBox.
Note: Make sure to disable all Hyper-V features in Windows Features. BACKSLASH3: OK
Note: Make sure to disable Virtual Machine Platform feature in Windows Features. BACKSLASH3: Enabled !!!
Note: Make sure to disable Windows Hypervisor Platform feature in Windows Features. BACKSLASH3: OK
Note: Make sure to disable Windows Sandbox feature in Windows Features. BACKSLASH3: Missing on Windows 11 Home
Note: Make sure to disable Windows Subsystem for Linux feature in Windows Features. BACKSLASH3: OK
Note: Make sure to disable Virtualization Based Security on Windows 11.
Note: Check with bcdedit.exe that hypervisorlaunchtype is disabled on Windows 11. BACKSLASH3: Auto !
Note: Check with bcdedit.exe that vmslaunchtype is disabled on Windows 11. BACKSLASH3: -

Boot the computer from the proxmox-ve_9.1-1.iso file.
Select Install Proxmox VE (Graphical) and press Enter.
Click I agree.
Click Next.
Type Netherlands for the Country.
Select Europe/Amsterdam for the Time zone.
Select U.S. English for the Keyboard layout.
Click Next.
Type the Level 1 password in the Password field.
Type the Level 1 password in the Confirm field.
Type douwe@deltasoftware.frl for the Email.

Click Next.

Management Interface            nic0 - 08:00:27:e0:8c:56 (e1000)
Hostname (FQDN)                 delta-pve-frl.deltasoftware.frl
IP Address (CIDR)               10.0.2.15 / 24
Gateway                         10.0.2.2
DNS Server                      62.45.70.103
                                + Pin network interface names

Click Next.
Uncheck Automatically reboot after successful installation.
Click Install.
Remove the proxmox-ve_9.1-1.iso file from Devices > Optical Drives.
Click Reboot.

Set up Port Forwarding in VirtualBox.

HTTPS   TCP     127.0.0.1       8006    10.0.2.15       8006

Browse to https://10.0.2.15:8006.

User name:              root
Password:               ********
Realm:                  Linux PAM standard authentication
Realm:                  Proxmox VE authentication server
Language:               English - English
  Save User name:       -

Click Login.

You do not have a valid subscription for this server.
Please visit www.proxmox.com to get a list of available options.

Click OK.
Select root@pam > Logout.

8. SSH

See https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/ssh-to-proxmox-console.77442.

ss -a -4 | grep ssh