We have to obtain validated certificates to replace the original self-signed certificates. The Proxmox web GUI initially requires https plus a security override. If we set an ssh key to log in to our server, we might need to login via ssh and create a password for the root user before he can login to the the Proxmox GUI. Once the install completes, we can reboot our server out of the Rescue System install environment, and Proxmox comes up! Here’s Issues To Consider Password The install takes a few minutes during which we get progress reports. Once everything is configured, press F10 (Esc then 0 also works).

We also get to select the filesystem type and to arrange the disk partitions.

Next, we are dropped into an editor where we can configure a few parameters. We select a Debian version, perhaps Bullseye, the current Debian stable release. Wow! We can go straight into Proxmox without having first to install Debian and then install Proxmox on top of Debian! The default preselected first choice in the list is Debian.īut, what happens is we sneak down the menu, note the ominous “!!NO SUPPORT!!” warning, and select “Other?” Starting Hetzner’s Installimage script following any of the other tutorials brings one to a screen where the operating system is selected. All these tutorials seem to suggest installing Debian using Hetzner’s Installimage script and then installing PVE on top of Debian. One interesting aspect of installing Proxmox on a Hetzner dedicated server is that a Google search on how to do this install reveals several tutorials, including an official tutorial from Hetzner itself. Proxmox will work across multiple nodes, so it has many cloud features. PVE is used a lot on the Low End because PVE is designed as a free and open source “virtual environment” to control a group or several groups of LXC Containers, KVM virtual machines, and a storage system. So, for extra Low End fun while I was deciding, I installed Proxmox Virtual Environment (“PVE”). I haven’t decided what operating system will be used on the new server.

I wanted something for a few new projects. Last night, in a moment of sudden Low End Inspiration, I grabbed a Hetzner Auction Server! It’s been awhile since I had a server at Hetzner.

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