How to Install Proxmox VE on Windows
We will look at how to install Proxmox VE below. Please make sure that you download the latest Proxmox VE ISO installer. To write the ISO image to a USB stick, you can use a tool like Etcher for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Only use official links for any software's.
Prepare a USB Flash Drive as Installation Medium
The flash drive needs to have at least 1 GB of storage available.
Do not use UNetbootin. It does not work with the Proxmox VE installation image.
Make sure that the USB flash drive is not mounted and does not contain any important data.
If you on Windows;
Creating a Bootable Proxmox VE USB Drive — Etcher Instructions
After you download and launch Etcher, select the Proxmox VE ISO image, select your USB stick, then Flash! This will write the ISO image to the USB stick.
After it’s done writing, you’ll have to boot your machine from this USB stick. Every machine will be different, but if you’re having trouble, enter the BIOS and make sure that you can boot from USB.
You must also confirm that the machine you’re using supports virtualization and that it’s enabled in the BIOS.
Proxmox VE Setup Instructions
After you boot from the USB drive that we created in the last step, there are a few different settings that you’ll have to configure in order to finish setting up Proxmox.
1. At the first screen, select Install Proxmox VE.
2. If you agree with the terms, select I agree.
3. Select the target hard disk where you’d like to install Proxmox VE. When you’ve selected the correct hard drive, select Options.
4. These options will allow you to select the filesystem that you’d like to use. If you want to utilize software RAID, you can configure it as well. You also have the option of using other file systems (Ext4 for example) if you only plan on using one hard drive. Select OK and then proceed to the next step.
5. Select your Country, Timezone, and Keyboard Layout, then proceed.
6. Enter in the administrator password that you’d like to use, an email address, then proceed.
7. Select the correct Management Interface, enter in a hostname, then set the IP address that you’d like to use, as well as the gateway and DNS server.
NOTE: If you can set up DHCP leases on your DHCP server (most people’s router), set a DHCP lease for Proxmox so that the IP address never changes.
8. A summary page will appear — confirm all the settings are correct and proceed.
9. Proxmox will now install!
10. Give the installation process a little while to install and reboot. When it does, you should be able to access Proxmox by navigating to the IP address and port listed below.
https://PROXMOX_IP:8006If you ever what to change the Proxmox Port: 8006, you will not be able to do so. Developers don't see the point to this addon.
11. Login with the username root and the password you set up above.
Proxmox Management Interface
The Proxmox web interface is where you can set up virtual machines and containers, access the console, add storage, and much, much more.
At this point, you’re prepared to set up your first virtual machine or container. Select Create VM or Create CT in the top right to create your first container. Since Proxmox is a hypervisor that runs on bare metal, you’ll be able to install a ton of different VMs/Containers!
Conclusion — How to Install Proxmox VE
This tutorial looked at how to install Proxmox VE. The installation process is extremely straightforward, but you must ensure that the hardware you’re currently utilizing supports virtualization.
It’s also important to understand that this simply gets Proxmox installed. You’ll still need to configure it based on your requirements.
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