Deploying multiple instances of Proxmox within a system to be sold as a product

[pgis]

I thought I recalled seeing some discussion on implementing proxmox within a product but I can't seem to find that thread.

I'm trying to understand the best process for installation and configuration of a system that uses proxmox on a few servers. I think it would be pretty easy to take the VMs from backup and get them onto the appropriate servers, but what about being able to basically duplicate the entire instance of the server including proxmox settings while making it physically unique? (I realize that the MAC addresses come from the hardware but am uncertain about any other ID information that may be generated at the time of install).

Is this a situation where the proxmox backup server software could install a full system worth of configuration across multiple servers?

Is the PM Backup solution a whole separate server? I'm uploading the iso right now to take a look at it...

Does PM Backup require subscription?

Thanks!

 

[bbgeek17]

You will most likely be much better off if you automate OS installation with industry standard tools (ansible, etc) and then add Proxmox as package using the same tools.

You can then script remaining Proxmox configuration using API and CLI as needed.
Another option is to create a template for deployment with as much configuration as possible but leave the finer details for post-install scripts.

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[pgis]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm starting to look into those options now...

I think I just found the thread I was talking about:

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/how-to-backup-proxmox-configuration-files.67789/

Thanks again