Unattended installation with Ventoy?

inf3rno

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Hi!
I'd like to install Proxmox on my new home server. It does not have any GPU or screen attached and my other computers don't have M2 slots to prepare the SSD. So I thought maybe there is an automagical solution which does not require buying additional hardware. I found that Ventoy autoinstall might be able to do the job: https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html But I am not sure, should I use a Debian autoinstall script or how is this supposed to work? Is there anybody who did something similar with Ventoy? I am new to Proxmox, I guess all I need is SSH with root or sudoer access to do the rest of the configuration from network manually.
Regards,
inf3rno
 
I ended up getting a videocard and screen. It was a good choice, because the first install did not work somehow. I think the network cable was not plugged and it totally ruined the network configuration. The second install works well. Hopefully I won't need the videocard and the screen anymore.
 
Sooner or later you will probably need a GPU again. Some examples:
1.) when doing a major version PVE upgrade and there is a problem
2.) when upgrading the BIOS/UEFI to update microcode to fix hardware vulnerabilities
3.) whenever you add/remove any PCIe device, because then your network won't work anymore
4.) when your system SSD corrupts or fails (very likely with consumer SSDs and without a UPS on power outages)

So not a bad idea so have something like a GT710 on hand.
 
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