Proxmox VE (https://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/rest.php/v1/search) (Proxmox VE (en)) (https://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/api.php?action=rsd) (Proxmox VE Atom feed) (https://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom) (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page)       Main Page  From Proxmox VE     Jump to navigation Jump to search (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/File:Proxmox-VE-Cluster-Summary.png)  Three node cluster status  Today, 29 March 2026, there are (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Special:Statistics) (Special:Statistics) 256 articles available.  Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open source server virtualization management solution based on QEMU/KVM and LXC. You can manage virtual machines, containers, highly available clusters, storage and networks with an integrated, easy-to-use web interface or via CLI. Proxmox VE code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. The project is developed and maintained by (https://www.proxmox.com/) Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH .  For an overview of the Proxmox VE key features see the (https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-virtual-environment/features) Proxmox website .  Downloads  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Downloads) (Downloads) Download our latest ISO image.  Alternate download: (https://enterprise.proxmox.com/iso) https://enterprise.proxmox.com/iso  Installation  You can install Proxmox VE either on your hardware from USB or CD-ROM using our ISO image, or alternatively on top of an existing Debian installation.  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Installation) Read more  Upgrading Proxmox VE  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/System_Software_Updates) (System Software Updates) System Software Updates are downloaded from the (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories) (Package Repositories) Package Repositories and should be applied frequently to receive the most recent bug/security fixes and to obtain the newest features.  You can also upgrade existing Proxmox VE installations to the next major release:  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Upgrade_from_8_to_9) (Upgrade from 8 to 9) Upgrade from Proxmox VE 8 to 9  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Category:Upgrade) (Category:Upgrade) Upgrade Guides for older Releases   See the (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/FAQ#faq-support-table) (FAQ) supported release table for the current release and the end of life date of older releases.  Migrate to Proxmox VE  For an overview about how to migrate to Proxmox VE see (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrate_to_Proxmox_VE) (Migrate to Proxmox VE) Migrate to Proxmox VE .  Using Proxmox VE  This wiki includes the complete (https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/) Proxmox VE Reference Documentation  If you are new to Proxmox VE the following chapters will help you to start:  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/QEMU/KVM_Virtual_Machines) (QEMU/KVM Virtual Machines) QEMU/KVM Virtual Machines and (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Linux_Container) (Linux Container) Linux Container are the two types of virtualization technologies supported by Proxmox VE (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Host_System_Administration) (Host System Administration) Host System Administration will detail all the tasks commonly done on the Proxmox VE host such as setting (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Package_Repositories) (Package Repositories) Package Repositories , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Network_Configuration) (Network Configuration) Network Configuration , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/System_Software_Updates) (System Software Updates) System Software Updates , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Host_Bootloader) (Host Bootloader) Host Bootloader , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/External_Metric_Server) (External Metric Server) External Metric Server , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Disk_Health_Monitoring) (Disk Health Monitoring) Disk Health Monitoring , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Logical_Volume_Manager_(LVM)) (Logical Volume Manager (LVM)) Logical Volume Manager (LVM) , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/ZFS_on_Linux) (ZFS on Linux) ZFS on Linux  (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Cluster_Manager) (Cluster Manager) Cluster Manager will explain to you how to connect your Proxmox VE hosts in clusters You can configure (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/High_Availability) (High Availability) High Availability for your virtual machines and containers once you have setup a cluster (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage) (Storage) Storage will give you an overview of all the supported storage technologies in Proxmox VE: (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_RBD) (Storage: RBD) Ceph RBD , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_ZFS) (Storage: ZFS) ZFS , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_User_Mode_iSCSI) (Storage: User Mode iSCSI) User Mode iSCSI , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_iSCSI) (Storage: iSCSI) iSCSI , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_ZFS_over_iSCSI) (Storage: ZFS over iSCSI) ZFS over iSCSI , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_LVM) (Storage: LVM) LVM , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_LVM_Thin) (Storage: LVM Thin) LVM thin , (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_NFS) (Storage: NFS) NFS and (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_Proxmox_Backup_Server) (Storage: Proxmox Backup Server) Proxmox Backup Server  Setup a hyper-converged infrastructure deploying a (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Deploy_Hyper-Converged_Ceph_Cluster) (Deploy Hyper-Converged Ceph Cluster) Ceph Cluster . (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Backup_and_Restore) (Backup and Restore) Backup and Restore will explain how to use the integrated backup manager (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Firewall) (Firewall) Firewall details how the built-in Proxmox VE Firewall works (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Software-Defined_Network) (Software-Defined Network) Software-Defined Network documents the Proxmox VE SDN capabillties (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/User_Management) (User Management) User Management explains how the authentication and permissions work in Proxmox VE finally, the (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Developer_Documentation) (Developer Documentation) Developer Documentation will show you how to get access to the source code, and how to send patches, so your work will be included in the next Proxmox VE release  Offline Documentation  The complete (https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/) Proxmox VE Reference Documentation  is also available offline in different formats such as html, pdf or epub.  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