Proxmox¶

We’re running our own Proxmox VE servers to virtualise all of our Linux servers.

Access Proxmox¶

To access Proxmox, use on of the following methods:

Use the Proxmox SSH link in the Dashboard
Use the Proxmox web UI link in the Dashboard

Proxmox & Ansible¶

Proxmox is configured, and managed via Ansible, resp. Semaphore.

Hint

While Proxmox is a Debian-based solution, the «standard Linux roles» are applied. However, Proxmox-specific settings are applied via the proxmox playbook, resp. the proxmox role.

Manage virtual machines¶

To manage virutal machines, you’ve to access Proxmox. Then use one of the following methods:

The Proxmox web UI
The qm CLI utility

Important

The VM management is mostly automated via Ansible, resp. the proxmox VM role which is leveraged by all the vm_* playbooks. You shouldn’t manually create, update, modify, or delete virtual machines.

Read the VM documentation in the Ansible project for more information.

Fresh Proxmox install¶

Check out the proxmox README to see how Proxmox is setup from scratch.