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Proxmox to replicate on hosts
The goal is to have one primary server (pve1) that is running my web server VM and a secondary server (pve2) that is in standby in the event that pve1 fails and then pve3 if pve1 and pve2 are out, and so on.
Proxmox
Stuff I use on Proxmox or have tested. My HomeLab is today full of Proxmox servers, clustered and standalone machines. I prefer used enterprise servers but I also have NUCs and self builds. I prefer HPE over Dell and TP-Link for Lever 2 and HPE for Level 3 switches.
Proxmox
Proxmox HA
Making a Proxmox High Availability Virtual Machine cluster without a NAS or GLUSTER or CEPH. Some apps are extremely valuable and needed in our systems. They need to bee up 24/7. How to do it? And are we willing to bare the cost? That's all folks - now we have a 24/7 VM running.
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Proxmox Backup Strategy
What if your servers don't work, Where is your data? When is it up again?You need to create a solid back-up strategy and stick to using it. You can and should refined the strategy on a regular basis. Basic rule is the 3-2-1 rule
Security
Monitoring Servers with Graphs
Monitoring Servers and VM's before tweaking VM's is one of the most fundamental tasks. Running thousands of pods on a server it's better to follow their performance. With tiny clusters it's vital to know whats going on. For this post we setup #Zabbix and #Grafana
Proxmox
Upgrade PVE to 8 and PBS to 3
How to update your servers to the new version of Debian, Debian 12 - Bookworm. Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server. #pve #pbs #7to8
Proxmox
Franken or the Super Proxmox
How to install Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server on the same server. This is for testing and home labs, not for production. #pve #pbs
Update
Update: Proxmox Automation
Update to my blog on Proxmox Automation.One laborious task in managing servers is creating tons of VMs. This script do just that - from a set of questions it creates VMs and Templates. It can be setup to do many things creating them just by editing the script. #proxmox #template #script
Security
Hardening your Servers
A install gets 60-65 points not 100. The obvious is to update and upgrade software and install security hardening apps like firewalls, fail2ban, #ClamAV, #LMD. The first task is to make a plan that we call a IT Security Strategy. After a SSA you start fixing your #security #hardening.
Security
Security Audit and Lynis
Prepare for a Security Audit or check your Server for Security Hardening. All Companies need to take a SA from tile to time by an outside Agency. Many corporations with ISO 9001/27001 certs has written protocols to follow visa-vi testing and setting up services. #security #hardening #audit # lynis
Networking
VPN WireGuard on pfSense
There is times we need to access our cluster but we are not at the site. The only safe way is to use a VPN of some sort, I use WireGuard and #Cloudflare #Tunnels. This is how to set up #WireGuard on #pfSense. #vpn #roadworrior
Security
Using VLAN's on Proxmox
How to setup VLAN's on a Proxmox system. Vlans gives security, speed and a cleaner network. VLAN's has been the standard in corporate networking for years and can be found almost everywhere you look. Also the management i/f #MGMT #VLAN
Basics
Add Color to Proxmox Logon
Add Color to Proxmox Logon Do you want to rice the logon screen of Proxmox? The idea is to show clearly the login as IP and FQDN and also all the colors and positions of the patch cables - this is not in stead of tagging cables its on top. #color #login #proxmox