From Zero to Proxmox: Building Your First Virtualization Server

For those of you that are brand-new to Proxmox and are wondering how to get started, this is the video for you! This beginner-focused video serves as a super-easy jumping on point for anyone that might be interested running Proxmox VE as their virtualization solution. This video will cover a sample server build, installation, launching a virtual machine, and more!

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How to Manage OpenStack Private Clouds Episode 3 – Managing Storage Volumes

OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that enables you to build your very own private cloud that is completely under your control. You can use it to spin up compute instances, set up block and object storage, load balancers, software-defined networking, and more. In this six-part guide, Jay will guide you through the finer points of OpenStack with hands-on examples. In the third episode, we’ll explore Cinder (Storage).

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Thanks to OpenMetal for sponsoring this series! Check out their OpenStack platform here.

The Homelab Show Episode 79 – Virtual or Container?

Virtual Machines and Containers are awesome, but when should you use one versus the other? In this episode, Jay and Talk about some of the deciding factors when it comes to deciding which technology to use.

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Proxmox VE Full Course: Class 16 – High Availability

In the final episode of LearnLinuxTV’s Proxmox VE tutorial series, we explore the concept of high availability. This will ensure that our most important virtual machines are always running, even if one of the nodes in our cluster stops responding.

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Proxmox VE Full Course: Class 15 – Clustering

Setting up a Proxmox VE cluster enables you to benefit from multiple servers to share load between, and also gives you access to live migration. In this video, we’ll create our very own cluster and add two additional Proxmox VE servers.

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Proxmox VE Full Course: Class 14 – Shared Storage

Shared storage enables you to set up a single storage repository, and provide access to that repository from multiple servers. If you eventually set up a Proxmox cluster, then shared storage gives you even more flexibility. In this video, you’ll see the process of setting up NFS shares in a NAS (TrueNAS used as an example) and then adding those shares to Proxmox VE.

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Proxmox VE Full Course: Class 13 – Networking

Setting up a separate network for your virtual machines is a great idea, especially since that allows you to segregate your management network. In class 13 of LearnLinuxTV’s Proxmox series, we’ll set up a new network and you’ll see how to set up your virtual machines to use it.

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Launching a Windows VM in Proxmox

The process of launching a Windows virtual machine on Proxmox is a bit more involved when compared to launching a Linux VM, but in this video, I’ll go over the entire process to make it easy. Follow along with me, and you’ll have your own Windows VM running on Proxmox. This method covers both Windows 10 and Windows Server.

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