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Discover how to set up and manage Proxmox VE for enterprise virtualization with integrated tools and high availability → Learn more now
10 November 20265 min read0 Views0 helpful
Introduction
Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete, open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization. It seamlessly integrates the KVM hypervisor and Linux containers (LXC), software-defined storage, and networking features on a single platform. With the integrated web-based user interface, you can easily manage VMs and containers, high availability for clusters, and the built-in disaster recovery tools.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Use the Installation tab of your Dedicated Server: in the “ISO Installation & Management” section, select a Proxmox VE ISO from the dropdown (the latest version is recommended) and click “Insert ISO.”
The KVM hypervisor and Linux containers (LXC), along with software-defined storage and networking features on one platform.
Yes. You can download the Proxmox VE ISO from the official Proxmox download page, then upload and mount it through iLO/Remote Management using the Custom ISO feature.
Restart the server so it can boot from the ISO.
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Dedicated Server
Preparation
To get started, you need to mount the Proxmox VE (Virtual Environment) ISO installation media on your Dedicated Server and boot from it. There are two ways to do this: the easier way is through the Installation tab of your Dedicated Server, while the longer, manual way uses Remote Management (iLO/IPMI).
Mounting the ISO via the Installation tab
Open the Installation tab of your Dedicated Server in the ZapX panel. In the “ISO Installation & Management” section, select a Proxmox VE ISO from the dropdown menu. We recommend the latest version to stay up to date. Then click “Insert ISO”.
Finally, in the same section, boot from the ISO once so that your Dedicated Server can start from it.
Mounting the ISO via Remote Management
Download the Proxmox VE ISO from the Proxmox download page. Then upload and mount it on your Dedicated Server by following the iLO and Custom ISO guides, which show you how to log in and upload your own ISO.
Setup & Configuration
Important
Make sure you have restarted your server after importing and mounting the new ISO before continuing.
Now that your ISO is mounted, you need to boot from it. To do this, go to the Remote Management tab of your Dedicated Server: click Start session, then open your controller's web interface in a new tab using the Open Remote Management button.
Info
Your browser may display a security warning—just ignore it and accept it to continue.
After logging in, under Overview, find the HTML5 link under Integrated Remote Console. Click it to open the console overlay.
Your Proxmox setup should now be in progress. Navigate using the Pfeiltasten, Enter, and Esc keys. We recommend choosing the Graphical version of Proxmox, as this guide is based on it.
Wait a few seconds for the setup process to continue. You need to accept the Proxmox EULA using the I agree button in the bottom right. On the next page, select the destination drive for your environment. If you only have one drive, the default settings are suitable, so simply click Next.
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If you want to set up RAID, as some of our Dedicated Servers have two drives, select your preferred RAID mode using the Options button. We recommend RAID1, which mirrors both drives.
The next step covers general settings such as language and keyboard layout, which are usually detected automatically. Fill these in and continue.
Now you need to set a strong password and an email address. The panel uses the email address to send important notifications and alerts.
Important
Make sure you remember the password, as you’ll use it to log in to the panel for the first time after installation!
The final step is network configuration. Select the available management interface and a hostname for your server.
Now switch to the Network tab of your Dedicated Server to find an available IP address.
Choose an IP address to use for your Proxmox panel. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway in the installer based on the information in the Network tab. For the DNS server, you can enter 8.8.8.8—Google’s public DNS.
Once you’ve filled everything in, click Next and review all the settings in the summary. If everything looks good, click Install to get started!
Accessing the Panel
After installation and rebooting, select Proxmox Environment GNU/Linux from the menu and press Enter. After startup, you’ll see a Proxmox welcome message in the console with the IP address and link you can use to access your panel in a browser (the IP address you entered earlier). Open this link.
Info
Your browser may display another security warning—just ignore it and accept it to continue.
If the link cannot be reached, you probably entered something incorrectly during network configuration.
Log in to the panel with the username root and the password you set during installation. Make sure the Realm is set to Linux PAM standard authentication.
After logging in, you can dismiss the subscription message by clicking OK. And just like that, you’ve successfully installed Proxmox VE on your Dedicated Server and are in the panel!
Create Your First VM
Here we’ll show you the basics of creating your first virtual machine (VM) through your Proxmox panel. Go to local (panel) and select ISO Images. Here, you can either upload the .iso file manually or let Proxmox fetch the ISO directly using a download URL.
Once that’s done, you can create your VM. Click the Create VM button in the top right. A menu with many options will open.
First, configure the general settings. By default, Node is set to the default node (here, panel). You need to specify a unique VM ID, which starts at 100 by default or increments if you already have VMs. Give your VM a name—it can be anything.
Next are the OS settings. Select the ISO image you uploaded earlier. Also specify the type and version of the operating system you want to install.
We recommend leaving the system settings as they are—they’re already configured appropriately. In the disk settings, you can set the size of the VM’s disk. You can also select the storage pool; by default, this is local-lvm. You can leave the remaining settings as they are.
In the CPU section, you can set the number of sockets and CPU cores. Configure these to suit your VM.
In the memory section, you can set how much RAM the VM should have and choose the ballooning status.
You can leave the network settings as they are for now—they’re preconfigured appropriately. Finally, you can review all the settings. We recommend enabling the Start after created option so your VM starts as soon as it’s created. If everything looks good, click Finish to create the VM.
And that’s how you create your first VM in the Proxmox panel! You can now see it in the server overview on the left side of the panel.
Conclusion
Congratulations, you’ve successfully installed Proxmox on your Dedicated Server. If you have any questions or need help, our support team is here for you every day! 🙂
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