Proxmox installer via ssh -> headless system

simonw · Aug 24, 2023

Hello!

How I could use the installer via ssh/telnet on a system without display and keyboard?

Any hints?

Thanks

Simon

Dunuin · Aug 24, 2023

PVE8 introduced a text-based installer.
Other options would be to install a Debian and then convert that into a PVE: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_12_Bookworm

simonw · Aug 24, 2023

@Dunuin Thanks for your post. I need the possibility to use the installer via ssh. The system has no monitor or keyboard.

leesteken · Aug 24, 2023

simonw said:
I need the possibility to use the installer via ssh. The system has no monitor or keyboard.

Install Proxmox on a different system and move the drive over after installation? You'll have to guess the network controller name beforehand though.

Dunuin · Aug 24, 2023

Serial/Console port?

simonw · Aug 24, 2023

Dunuin said:
Serial Console?

Only network and usb ports.

I have found at Debian something:

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetworkConsole

Maybe the best way is install Debian and upgrade it to Proxmox. Thanks for your help.