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--- digital-infrastructure:vmhost [2026/02/08 15:08] – created jkm
+++ digital-infrastructure:vmhost [2026/02/08 17:06] (current) – Add details about access to Proxmox and creating VMs jkm
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 We currently have a single Proxmox VE host in the space. This is used to run various hackerspace services and may be used by members to run VMs for experiments or projects.
+## Accessing Proxmox
+Proxmox has a web interface which is available here: https://vmhost.lab.glashack.space/.
+You can sign in using SSO - see: [[digital-infrastructure:identity]]
+If this is your first time signing into Proxmox you'll likely see nothing as you need to be granted appropriate permissions by one of the Proxmox admins:
+ - Jonas
+ -
+Once you have the correct permissions you'll be able to see the main dashboard for our host:
+{{ :digital-infrastructure:vhmost_dashboard.png?direct&800 |}}
+## Creating VMs
+### Using a template
+The easiest way to create a VM is to use a template. These can be seen on the left hand side and will start with a 9000 number, e.g. 9001 (debian-13-cloudinit-template).
+Right click on the template and select Clone. Change the Mode to Full Clone and give the VM a name (this will become it's hostname).
+Once the VM has been cloned (you can see a loading wheel in the bottom log bar) you can modify its settings to suit your requirements. The main things to look at are:
+Hardware:
+ - Memory
+ - Processors
+ - Hard Disk
+Cloud-Init:
+ - User (the default user that will be created with sudo privaleges)
+ - Password
+ - SSH public key
+## qemu-guest-agent
+This agent should be installed on VMs whenever possible (https://blog.sreesreejuks.com/Installing-and-Configuring-QEMU-Guest-Agent-in-Proxmox-VMs/) It enables:
+ - Proper shutdown/reboot: Instead of simulating power button presses, Proxmox can request graceful shutdowns
+ - Freezing filesystems: Enables consistent snapshots by freezing filesystems during snapshot creation
+ - Memory statistics: Get accurate memory usage instead of estimates
+ - Network information: Retrieve guest IP addresses directly
+ - File operations: Execute file operations within the guest from the host
+ - VM backup: Improved backup consistency
+On Debian based systems the following commands can be used:
+```
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent
+sudo systemctl enable qemu-guest-agent
+sudo systemctl start qemu-guest-agent
+```
+\\\
+---
+## Proxmox setup
 The host PC has:
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  - 64GB of DDR4 RAM (4 x 16GB @ 2400MT/s)
  - 2 x 6TB drives in a zpool (mirror)
-## Proxmox setup
 Instructions for installing Proxmox can be found on the Proxmox website: https://proxmox.com/en/products/proxmox-virtual-environment/get-started