🔶Proxmox
Proxmox VE — the open-source hypervisor combining KVM virtualisation and LXC containers with Ceph storage and high-availability clustering.
Proxmox VE — Overview and Architecture
PROXMOX-VEWhat Proxmox VE is — Type 1 hypervisor combining KVM and LXC on Debian Linux, its feature set, subscription tiers, and where it fits in the virtualisation landscape.
Proxmox VE — Installation and Initial Configuration
INSTALLATIONInstalling Proxmox VE — ISO installation, ZFS RAID options, post-install steps, repository configuration, and subscription management.
Proxmox VE — Clustering with Corosync
CLUSTERINGBuilding a Proxmox cluster — Corosync quorum, pmxcfs, joining nodes, cluster network requirements, and managing cluster membership.
Proxmox VE — Networking
NETWORKINGProxmox network configuration — Linux bridges, bonding (LACP), VLANs, Open vSwitch, and the /etc/network/interfaces file.
Proxmox VE — Built-in Firewall
FIREWALLProxmox's iptables-based firewall — three-tier configuration (Datacenter, host, VM/CT), security groups, rule syntax, and enabling per-interface.
Proxmox VE — Storage Backends
STORAGEProxmox storage plugins — directory, LVM, LVM-Thin, NFS, iSCSI, and how to add and configure shared storage for VM disks and backups.
Proxmox VE — ZFS Storage
ZFSZFS on Proxmox — pool types, datasets and zvols, snapshots, send/receive replication, ARC caching, and integrating ZFS as a Proxmox storage backend.
Proxmox VE — Ceph Distributed Storage
CEPHCeph on Proxmox — deploying a hyper-converged Ceph cluster, OSDs, monitors, pools, and using Ceph RBD for VM storage.
Proxmox VE — KVM Virtual Machines
KVMCreating and managing KVM VMs in Proxmox — VM hardware configuration, disk options, CPU and memory settings, VirtIO drivers, and QEMU guest agent.
Proxmox VE — LXC Containers
LXCLinux containers in Proxmox — container templates, creation, unprivileged vs privileged, resource limits, bind mounts, and containers vs KVM VMs.
Proxmox VE — High Availability
HIGH-AVAILABILITYProxmox HA Manager — how it detects node failures, fencing mechanisms, HA groups, resource states, and the quorum requirement.
Proxmox VE — Backup and Restore
BACKUPProxmox backup with vzdump — snapshot/suspend/stop modes, backup schedules, Proxmox Backup Server, and restoring VMs and containers.
Proxmox VE — VM Advanced Features
VM-ADVANCEDAdvanced Proxmox VM features — cloud-init integration, PCIe passthrough, CPU pinning, NUMA, live migration, and VM snapshots.
Proxmox VE — Monitoring and Maintenance
MONITORINGMonitoring Proxmox — built-in node/VM metrics, RRD graphs, external monitoring with InfluxDB and Grafana, log management, and routine maintenance tasks.
Proxmox VE — Templates and Snapshots
TEMPLATESProxmox VM and container templates — converting VMs to templates, linked clones vs full clones, cloud-init for rapid provisioning, and snapshot workflows.