I am just starting out with Proxmox from Esxi. I have succefully installed proxmox 8.2.2 and can access the GUI fine from Windows 10/11 workstations. However none of my Windows Server computers can access the GUI - just says "server cannot be reached" I thought it was firewall settings so I opened up ALL ports in Windows Server to see if that would resolve issue but no luck. Is there some network settings I am missing that can enable the connection? I do most of my network admin stuff from Windows server and would like to be able to access the web GUI from there rather than fire up a windows 10/11 for this purpose.
Cannot access Proxmox web GUI from windows server 2019/2022/2025
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Hi @dsenela, there are no OS-specific limitations in the PVE GUI. You should examine and compare the networking settings between your working and non-working clients. Are all the hosts on the same subnet/mask? Have you tried via Chrome, as the Windows Server browser has been historically crippled? Although they may have relaxed that in the latest versions.
In short, keep looking at your client configuration, there is nothing on the PVE side that discriminates against Windows Servers.
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In short, keep looking at your client configuration, there is nothing on the PVE side that discriminates against Windows Servers.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
Thanks for the info. I know it is kind of strange. I have tried Chrome, Firefox and MS Edge, same problem so I know it has something to do with the windows server settings. Strange thing I fired up a fresh install of Windows server on a different machine and I am facing same issue. All computers are on same subnet/mask. ALL my windows 10/11 clients are connecting fine. I can also sucessfuly ping the Proxmox server from All Windows servers. It is just the GUI that is not working. I am out of ideas on what settings in Windows servers can be preventing this. How can I check logs in Proxmox to see if any requests are being rejected? Alternatively is it possible to change Proxmox listening port from 8006 to say 80?
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I dont think there is an easy way to change the port. You can setup an nginx proxy, or create an ssh tunnel.
That said, perhaps you can benefit from community's overview of your actual setup. Below is a standard questioner. Add output and answer from working, non-working clients and PVE.
Can you ping the PVE server?
Can you ssh into PVE server?
What is the IP of the PVE server?
What is the IP of your workstation?
What is the IP of your gateway?
What is the output of "ip a" on PVE?
What is the corresponding output from your workstation? (ipconfig /all ; ip a)
What is the output of "curl -k https://127.0.0.1:8006" when run directly from PVE (over SSH or physical console?)
What is the output of "curl -k https://LAN_IP:8006" when run directly from PVE (over SSH or physical console?)
What happens when you run the following Powershell line: Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <remote_host> -Port 8006
What happens with: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://<remote_host>:8006
Good luck
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That said, perhaps you can benefit from community's overview of your actual setup. Below is a standard questioner. Add output and answer from working, non-working clients and PVE.
Can you ping the PVE server?
Can you ssh into PVE server?
What is the IP of the PVE server?
What is the IP of your workstation?
What is the IP of your gateway?
What is the output of "ip a" on PVE?
What is the corresponding output from your workstation? (ipconfig /all ; ip a)
What is the output of "curl -k https://127.0.0.1:8006" when run directly from PVE (over SSH or physical console?)
What is the output of "curl -k https://LAN_IP:8006" when run directly from PVE (over SSH or physical console?)
What happens when you run the following Powershell line: Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <remote_host> -Port 8006
What happens with: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://<remote_host>:8006
Good luck
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox