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Learning Proxmox VE

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Learning Proxmox VE

Overview of this book

Proxmox VE 4.1 provides an open source, enterprise virtualization platform on which to host virtual servers as either virtual machines or containers. This book will support your practice of the requisite skills to successfully create, tailor, and deploy virtual machines and containers with Proxmox VE 4.1. Following a survey of PVE's features and characteristics,this book will contrast containers with virtual machines and establish cases for both. It walks through the installation of Proxmox VE, explores the creation of containers and virtual machines, and suggests best practices for virtual disk creation, network configuration, and Proxmox VE host and guest security.Throughout the book, you will navigate the Proxmox VE 4.1 web interface and explore options for command-line management
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

From template to container


You may have noted that when you've highlighted an item in storage—ISO or template, the option to Create CT (container) or Create VM (virtual machine) appears at the top of the right-hand frame. To build a container from a template with Proxmox VE:

  1. Have, at least, the following information ready:
    • A password for the root user
    • A name for the host
    • A free IPv4 address for the host
    • Max amount of RAM
    • CPU count
    • An idea of the storage space you want for the (virtual) hard drive (in GB)
    • The IPv4 address of the internet gateway
    • The appropriate subnet mask of the network the host is on
  2. Once you're certain of this information, select the template in local that you want to build a container from.
  3. Click on the Create CT button at the top right (see the following screenshot).

    Create CT and VM to appear at the top of the right-hand corner

  4. Clicking on Create CT will start the Create LXC Container dialog, which provides a GUI for configuring the container.

    The first tab is General:

    The General...