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    [SOLVED] Will proxmox ever have a feature compared to ProxLB

    HI there, just a quick question if Proxmox will even have a feature just like VMWare its DRS or https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB ? Is there something on the roadmap?
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    Suitable computer?

    Hi, New here and also new to Proxmox VE. Would this mini PC be good enough to run Proxmox VE? https://amzn.to/4gZ7Lm8
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    2 node cluster setup advice

    I’m experimenting with setting up a converged Proxmox cluster and only have two nodes. Adding a third is not an option at the moment, unless I use a much weaker leftover server. I am looking for any advice from people whom might have ran a two-node cluster in production? On the other end would...
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    R730 and GPU passthrough restarts server

    I got an R730 and I am trying to pass-through the GPU, which I did, and I was able to select and add the GPU to the VM. After I installed the drivers and started using the GPU, like running a benchmark or even remotely connecting to it using Nice-DCV, the server restarts. I have tried...
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    pbs - Interactive Restores - Not restoring empty directories

    I tried looking, but could not find anything about this. I am running a postgres container that has a health check script. I deleted the persistent data today to try my backup. It went well, except for some empty folders that did not get restored. I did a partial restore using the following...
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    QBitorrent Container 2nd HDD

    Hi, In my proxmox I installed the script available on the website. ( https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts? Id=qbittorrent ) After the script I created a mount point to have access to my second hard drive (ssd1) pct set 103 -mp0 /mnt/ssd1,mp=/media So far so good, because...
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    Using Resource Mappings on LXCs

    Hello, I have successfully setup an USB Device in Resource Mappings. While there is documentation on attaching Resource Mapping devices to VMs, I cannot verify if it's possible to use them for LXCs and there is no way add the device via Device Passthrough in the GUI. I took a look around at...
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    Missing information about creating 2nd ring in Ceph in documentation, and impossibility to create 2nd ring in Ceph.

    Hi, I run in my homelab a 3xnode cluster with ceph, 3xmons, 3xmgr, 3xmds. I run it for about ~3 years now. Yesterday I've installed fresh 3x nodes and migrated my cluster from old nodes to a 3x new one, which are identical (GMKTEC M5 Plus, 24GB RAM each, beautiful devices, works like a charm so...
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    Kernel apt problems 6.8.12-8-pve to 6.8.12-9-pve

    Dear all, I have (had) a smoothly running installation. By accident I overread that the there was a suggested kernel update from 6.8.12-8-pve to 6.8.12-9-pve. After this everything went south ... and I seem not be able to properly resolve this issue (see below). The most disturbing thing is -...
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    Need guidance on best setup

    Hi all, I am looking for some advice on how to best configure my PVE cluster - will really appreciate some guidance! My current hardware consists of: Nodes: - 4 x MS-01 workstations (Intel 13900H, 96GB RAM, 2TB NVMe, 2 x 2.5GBe, 2 x 10GBe) Switches: - TP-Link 5 port (10GBe) - Netgear 5 port...
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    PVE Authentication - User Password Expiry Policy?

    I was curious to know if Proxmox had a built-in method of doing password expiry for user accounts that are not `root`? I was hoping to make it so the password would expire every 90 days, similar to the `chage` command. I am pretty sure if you use PAM authentication instead of PVE Authentication...
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    Managing an ISCSI LUN in the proxmox gui.

    I'm new to proxmox, and new to enterprise hypervisors in general. Running 8.3.2 I'm hoping this is a very basic question, and I've just somehow missed the answer in the documentation. We have dedicated SAN units that share out storage. I can see, and use the assigned LUN from the SAN in...
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    Setting Up Disks

    I have a lot of questions about this. I don't know if this is in the documentation anywhere. I have a section set out for datastore use, but it hasn't been working. This is the current storage I have setup for this server and the highlighted one is what I am trying to use for the datastore...
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    Configuring VLANs

    I am trying to get VLANs setup. I made another section for it the way I knew how with just auto eno4.10 and configured the IP under that one, but that didn't work. I tried looking for it in the documentation and I couldn't find it. Sorry if that is my fault, but I got really tired of looking for...
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    Trouble installing after boot from GRUB

    I have an HP DL360 G6 server and have run the tests on it to make sure that it will be okay to use for 3.3. I have been able to get to the GRUB just fine, but if I click on the GUI interface then it doesn't work. I've accepted that I won't be able to use this. However, when I select the console...
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    Help with storage setup

    Hi Community, I am a very newbie and just installed proxmox 2 days ago used to run docker containers on a laptop before the whole homelab thing. Please help me decide storage setup, this is my setup/plan: 1 X 1TB Nvme for all vms and proxmox (1 more will be added later) 1 X20TB drive for...
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    Help with ACME DNS API

    Hello all, I'm fairly new with Proxmox and just started working with it for about three weeks now. When I first installed this I didn't have a domain controller or DNS server so I made it's name (name).asdf.local. I made these last week with Windows Server 2025 and changed it, but the...
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    No internet when using Static, but DHCP does in LXC

    Hello I ran into any issue when. When creating a LXC with a static IP it is unable to connect to the internet, but is able to ping google. Then when I switch it to DHCP it is able to connect to the internet. I had used just containers before and the issue didn't occur previously. But once I...
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    Proxmox Built in Secret Manager

    Hi all, Does Proxmox currently have a way to handle secrets in configuration files or VMs/LXCs? I am leveraging Terraform to deploy VMs using cloud-init templates. As part of my configuration, I use additional cloud-init settings to customize and configure virtual machines during deployment...
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    Instructions for adding external disk in Proxmox and using it in Windows Server VM for backup

    Good afternoon, I’m planning to back up some documents in a Windows Server VM using the Windows Server Backup service. I have an external hard drive that I would like to use for this purpose. What would be the best way to add this disk in Proxmox and then make it available to the VM? Model...