What is the best way to allow multiple people to access PVE

[ShawnZ]

Hi, I am new to Proxmox; I set up a Proxmox server and created a Win11Pro VM. I want to allow multiple people to use their network to access this Win11Pro VM. However, I am unsure how to do that since I am new to Proxmox.

Please share your steps with me; thank you for all kind of help.

 

[bbgeek17]

Hi @ShawnZ , welcome to the forum.

Once the OS is installed, its management falls outside the scope of the Proxmox Virtual Environment.

It sounds like you're expecting multiple users to access the VM console independently, but that's not how it functions.

What you need is a remote management solution specific to Windows. First, check whether Windows Pro supports multiple simultaneous independent user sessions.

There are several online guides available that may help with this configuration, i.e. https://blog.oudel.com/multiple-rdp-sessions-on-windows-10-pro-easy-method/

Good luck

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[ShawnZ]

Thank you for getting back to me. what I need is someone who uses an Apple computer and can access MS Windows through the Proxmox Win11 VM. Also, if someone works from home, they can access our software on the PVM without it being installed on their home computer. I used to use VMware's broker to do that, but I'm not sure how I can do that in Proxmox.

 

[bbgeek17]

I used to use VMware's broker to do that, but I'm not sure how I can do that in Proxmox.

There is no built-in equivalent in PVE. You will have to implement a solution at VM OS level. The only possible involvement from PVE would be firewall management, if you were configure it.

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[_gabriel]

First, check whether Windows Pro supports multiple simultaneous independent user sessions.

Only Windows Server OS support simultaneous independent user sessions.
2 concurrent Admins users at same time , for more users , enabling RDS role is required with licenses.

 

[ShawnZ]

Our goal is to allow AD's users to access Win11 PVM from outside of our network. Right now, I am trying to use the Apache Guacamole gateway to allow people access to the PVM. Does anyone have that kind of experience to make it happen?

 

[bbgeek17]

Our goal is to allow AD's users to access Win11 PVM from outside of our network

Hi @ShawnZ ,
It seems the confusion stems from referring to "users" in plural while mentioning only a single "workstation."

As previously noted, the Windows Workstation line is designed for a single interactive user. If you need multiple users to have independent sessions, you’ll require a Terminal Server product/license.

Guacamole acts as a proxy/aggregator for various remote access protocols, providing a web-based interface for users. However, it does not modify the underlying OS to support multiple simultaneous user sessions.

In theory, you could configure Guacamole to spin up a dedicated VM for each user connection, using a template as the base image for these temporary VMs.

I’m not aware of any ready-to-use PVE integration for this specific use case, but there may be solutions on GitHub. Alternatively, you could develop one and share it with the community.

P.S. if your process does NOT involve any VM modifications (create, clone, etc.) then PVE is not part of your solution. There is nothing that you need to configure or do in PVE to allow remote-access. It does not matter whether your VM runs in PVE, ESXi or AWS.

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[_gabriel]

I used to use VMware's broker to do that

it seems you talking about VMware Horizon which provide another level capabilites over regular ESXi, this is not comparable to PVE, which more like ESXi alone.

Here, using native Remote Desktop with VPN, if you use Windows 11 desktop then require 1 VM per user.
As bbgeek17 said, PVE is out of scope.

 

[ShawnZ]

Thank you all for the replies. I got it working; right now, different users can access the Proxmox VM session from outside of our network. Still working on the AD authorization.