Proxmox Beginner’s Guide: Setup & Virtual Machines

This beginner-friendly guide covers everything you need to set up Proxmox VE, from installation to creating your first virtual machine. Perfect for home labs, you’ll learn everything you need to know.
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✅ How to Install Windows 11 on Proxmox: https://www.wundertech.net/how-to-install-windows-11-on-proxmox/
✅ How to Set up Docker on Proxmox: https://www.wundertech.net/how-to-set-up-docker-containers-in-proxmox/
✅ Proxmox Helper Scripts: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/

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0:00 Setting up Proxmox
0:32 Installing and Connecting to Proxmox VE
3:09 Setting up a DHCP Reservation
3:41 Logging into Proxmox & Initial Changes
7:16 Updating Proxmox
8:12 Setting up Storage + NAS NFS Setup
10:08 Configuring Backups + Image Management
11:30 Setting up a Virtual Machine (VM)
13:12 Configuring the QEMU Guest Agent for Linux / Windows
15:39 Setting up a Linux Container
18:37 Final Thoughts

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