OpenVZ USB Passthrough in Proxmox
USB Passthrough is the concept of passing a USB device that is plugged into the host server to a guest. This post will detail how to make the USB device available in an OpenVZ container. The first step...
View ArticleMove Proxmox Container to Different Storage
A task often required when new storage is added or removed, and containers grow over time is to move a container onto another storage device. The Proxmox Web GUI does not give us the ability to...
View ArticleProxmox Error: (warning) Incorrect quota shutdown for id xxx recalculating...
I came across this error today when trying to manually backup the container to create an OpenVZ container template. It occurred, in my case, when trying to start the container VMID 600 after been...
View ArticleBash Command to Check Container Disk Space in Proxmox/ OpenVZ
Keeping an eye on all of your containers disk space can be time consuming if done one by one. Luckily, the vzlist command gives us access to many of the data and counters associated with each...
View ArticleReverse Proxy Proxmox VNC With Nginx
The noVNC console in the Proxmox Web GUI transfers it’s data through a technology called Websockets. Websockets often work in tandem with normal HTTP traffic and therefore often use the same end point...
View ArticleProxmox 4.0 Beta 1 is Now Available
The latest release of Proxmox VE has entered it’s first BETA today with the release of Proxmox VE 4.0 BETA 1. It’s the first public release of version 4.0 and comes with some pretty big changes! HA...
View ArticleMy Proxmox VE Bash Scripts on GitHub
I’ve created a public repository on GitHub with few Bash scripts which may (or may not) be helpful for anyone administering a Proxmox VE Server. I’ll add to this repository over time with any new...
View ArticleProxmox 4.0 Beta 2 is Now Available
The Proxmox VE team have released a new BETA version of their 4.0 branch to the public. There are some pretty big changes in Proxmox v4 which really warrant the new 4.0 version increment. See my...
View ArticleProxmox 4.0 Has Been Released
The Proxmox VE team have released the latest version of Proxmox VE, Proxmox VE 4.0. There are some pretty big changes in Proxmox version 4 which really warrant the new 4.0 version increment. See my...
View Articleqcow2 Disk Images and Performance
qcow2 is a virtual disk image format developed by the guys who created QEMU and is one of the most versatile virtual disk formats available. It’s the default and preferred virtual disk format for the...
View ArticleProxmox 4.x bind mount – mount storage in an LXC container
An LXC containers storage is simple to set and maintain and is usually done through either a Web based GUI or a command line utility. It’s simple to set the size of disk allocated to an LXC container,...
View ArticleProxmox 4.2 is now available
Get Social!A new version of Proxmox has been released building on the solid foundations laid down with the version 4 branch of Proxmox VE. The latest version 4.2 brings a new GUI, integration with...
View ArticleProxmox 5.0 Beta 2 is Now Available
Get Social!The Proxmox VE team have released a new BETA version of their 5.0 branch to the public. Proxmox 5.0 beta 1 was released recently, and now the team have released the 2nd beta fixing numerous...
View ArticleParse Proxmox Web API authentication ticket and the CSRFPreventionToken in Bash
Get Social!The Proxmox Web API can perform any actions available in the front end Web. By implementing a REST API, all commands have been exposed and can be used programatically. The API is secured...
View ArticleGetting Started With Proxmox HTTP API Commands
Get Social!Proxmox has 2 API access points that can be used to control your Proxmox server and virtual guests. One of the API access points is using the command line, which you’re likely already...
View ArticleStart/ Stop Container Using The Proxmox Web API in Bash
Get Social!The Proxmox Web API can perform any actions available in the front end Web. By implementing a REST API, all commands have been exposed and can be used programatically. In this example we’ll...
View ArticleProxmox 5.0 is now available
Get Social!Today, the Proxmox VE team have released a new version of Proxmox, incrementing the major version to 5.0! The new version packs in a raft of new features, the headline being the new...
View ArticleRename a Proxmox Host
Get Social!Renaming a Linux server’s hostname is usually a trivial task, and that’s no Different to a Proxmox server providing it’s not part of a cluster. If your machine is in a cluster then things...
View ArticleReduce Proxmox LXC Backup Size and Time
Get Social!Proxmox backs up guests byte-for-byte in a compressed archive. Looking at LXC backups specifically, the file system is compressed into the target backup file with just a few exceptions –...
View ArticleMove Proxmox Container to Different Storage (Updated for LXC)
Get Social!The Proxmox Web GUI does not give us the ability to migrate a container from one storage device to another directly. To move a container onto different storage we have to take a backup of...
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