Proxmox VE

🔗 Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) Administration Guide
➡️ Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts

📌 Some of the following commands are based on the Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts.

Updating PVE - Manually

SSH into PVE

apt update && apt -y dist-upgrade

Post Install

Use this Proxmox VE Helper-script to
- Correct Proxmox VE Sources
- Disable pve-enterprise repository
- Enable pve-no-subscription repository
- Enable ceph package repositories
- Add pvetest repository
- Disable subscription nag (Delete browser cache)
- Disable high availability
- Update Proxmox VE

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/post-pve-install.sh)"

# It is recommended to answer “yes” (y) to all options presented during the process.

Kernel Clean

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/kernel-clean.sh)"

Processor Microcode

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/microcode.sh)"

Network configuration

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface enp2s0 inet manual

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
        address 192.168.5.2/24
        gateway 192.168.5.254
        bridge-ports enp2s0
        bridge-stp off
        bridge-fd 0

iface wlp3s0 inet manual

cat /etc/resolv.conf

search lan.syselement.com
nameserver 9.9.9.9
nameserver 1.1.1.1

 cat /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.5.2 pve.lan.syselement.com pve

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts

::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

Software on PVE

apt install -y btop duf exa nano net-tools tree

bash Config

Set custom aliases

nano ~/.bashrc

# Custom aliases

alias ipa='ip -br -c a'
alias l='exa -lah'
alias la='ls -A'
alias ll='l -T'
alias ls='ls -lh --color=auto'
alias ports='ss -lpntu'
alias updatepve='apt update && apt -y dist-upgrade'

Backup Proxmox Config

TO TRY

https://github.com/DerDanilo/proxmox-stuff

Backup

Download the script

cd /root/; wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DerDanilo/proxmox-stuff/master/prox_config_backup.sh

Set the permanent backups directory environment variable or edit the script to set the $DEFAULT_BACK_DIR variable to your preferred backup directory

export BACK_DIR="/path/to/backup/directory"

Make the script executable

 chmod +x ./prox_config_backup.sh

Shut down ALL VMs + LXC Containers if you want to go the safe way. (Not required)
Run the script

./prox_config_backup.sh

Notification

The script supports healthchecks.io notifications, either to the hosted service, or a self-hosted instance. The notification sends during the final cleanup stage, and either returns 0 to tell Healthchecks that the command was successful, or the exit error code (1-255) to tell Healthchecks that the command failed. To enable:

Set the $HEALTHCHECK variable to 1
Set the $HEALTHCHECK_URL variable to the full ping URL for your check. Do not include anything after the UUID, the status flag will be added by the script.

Proxmox Backup Server LXC

Proxmox Backup Server - https://192.168.5.3:8007

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/pbs.sh)"

# PBS Interface <IP>:3000

# Set a root password if using autologin. This will be the PBS password.
# Login to WebGUI and open PBS shell
sudo passwd root

PBS post install

Disable the Enterprise Repo
Add/Correct PBS Sources
Enable the No-Subscription Repo
Add Test Repo
Disable Subscription Nag
Update and reboot Proxmox Backup Server

Run the command below in the Proxmox Backup Server Shell and answer "yes" to all options presented

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/post-pbs-install.sh)"

LXC

LXCs - Undo Autologin

If you don't set a root password first, you will not be able to login to the container again, ever.
set the root password sudo passwd root
remove --autologin root from /etc/systemd/system/container-getty@1.service.d/override.conf
reboot

LXCs - Cleaner

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/clean-lxcs.sh)"

LXCs - Updater

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/update-lxcs.sh)"

Uptime Kuma LXC

DELETED

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/uptimekuma.sh)"

AdGuard Home LXC

AdGuard - http://192.168.5.5:3080

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/adguard.sh)"

# Setup interface <IP>:3000

# To Manually Update AdGuard Home, run the command above (or type update) in the AdGuard LXC Console.

Vaultwarden LXC

Vaultwarden - http://192.168.5.7:8000
Vaultwarden Admin - http://192.168.5.7:8000/admin
https://vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com/#/login
https://vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com/admin

Based on Alpine Linux

bash -c "$(wget -qO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/alpine-vaultwarden.sh)"

# To Update Alpine-Vaultwarden, or Set the Admin Token, run the command above in the Vaultwarden LXC Console.
# or run
apk update && apk upgrade

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

Set https://vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com in the General settings - Domain URL admin menu http://192.168.5.7:8000/admin.

Vaultwarden needs to be behind a proxy (e.g. Zoraxy) to obtain HTTPS and to allow clients to connect.

Zoraxy LXC

Zoraxy - http://192.168.5.6:8000/

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/zoraxy.sh)"

Set Proxy Root to localhost:8080
Status - set Use TLS to serve proxy request and Start Service
Create Proxy Rules - new proxy rule for Vaultwarden
- Proxy Type - Sub-domain
- Subdomain Matching Keyword - vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com
- Target IP - 192.168.5.7:8000 (Vaultwarden LXC IP)
- Create Endpoint

Local HOST/DNS - set vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com to Zoraxy LXC IP (or forward port 80 and 443 from your router to your Zoraxy LXC IP).

# e.g. C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
192.168.5.6 vaultwarden.lab.syselement.com
192.168.5.6 wiki.lab.syselement.com

Check Technitium DNS configuration too and use the Technitium server IP as DNS Server.

Wiki.js LXC

Wiki.js - http://192.168.5.10:3000/
https://wiki.lab.syselement.com/login

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/wikijs.sh)"

# Wiki.js Interface <IP>:3000

# To Manually Update Wiki.js , run the command above (or type update) in the Wiki.js LXC Console.

Technitium DNS LXC

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

Technitium - http://192.168.5.11:5380/

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/technitiumdns.sh)"

# Technitium DNS Interface <IP>:5380

Open the webpage and navigate to Zones

Add Zone - Primary Zone: lab.syselement.com
Enter the lab.syselement.com zone
- Add Record
  - Name: vaultwarden
  - IPv4 Address: 192.168.5.6
  - Save it
- Add another record for wiki with the same IP

Settings - Blocking

Enable Blocking
Allow/Block List URLs - Quick Add - e.g. Steven Black...
Save Settings

Settings - Proxy & Forwarders

Forwarders - Quick Select - e.g. Quad9 Secure (DNS-over-HTTPS)
Save Settings

📌 To use Techitium as a DNS server, set its IP 192.168.5.11 as DNS server in the client PC network configuration
# e.g. Windows
ipconfig /all

DNS Servers . . . : 
	192.168.5.11
	9.9.9.9
		DoH: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

PiHole

OFF

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/pihole.sh)"

# Reboot Pi-hole LXC after install
#P i-hole Interface <IP>/admin

# To set your password:
pihole -a -p

Homepage

Homepage - http://192.168.5.13:3000/

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/homepage.sh)"

# Homepage Interface: IP:3000

# To Manually Update Homepage, run the command above (or type update) in the Homepage LXC Console.

Configuration (bookmarks.yaml, services.yaml, widgets.yaml) path

cd /opt/homepage/config/

Runtipi

Runtipi - http://192.168.5.14/dashboard

PROXMOX - Network > edit eth0 and set the Static IP.

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/runtipi.sh)"

Ubuntu Server VM

🔗 ➡️ My Ubuntu Server - VM additional/updated guide

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tteck/Proxmox/main/vm/ubuntu-vm.sh)"

Turn OFF the VM (if ON).

Follow the instruction at Useful Ubuntu 22.04 VM Commands to set up Cloud-Init on the VM:

User
Password
SSH public key for SSH Key login
Upgrade packages - No
Static IP
Click Regenerate Image

Start the VM.

Open the VM Console using xterm.js

Resize disk

PROXMOX - Hardware > Hard Disk (scsi0) > Disk Action > Resize

In the VM Console:

sudo parted /dev/sda
resizepart 1
# Fix
# Partition number: 1
# Yes
# End? -0
quit

sudo reboot

First Config

SSH

### Settings for SSH with Password
sudo sed -i -e 's/^PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config && sudo systemctl restart sshd

#### Settings SSH with SSH Key + Disable root login
# Paste your SSH Public Key into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys (if not set by Proxmox Cloud-Init) and set sshd_config accordingly
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# Paste these lines
PermitRootLogin no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
PasswordAuthentication no
UsePAM no
AuthenticationMethods publickey
PubkeyAuthentication yes
PermitEmptyPasswords no


# Save and exit the file
# Restart the sshd service
sudo systemctl restart sshd

# Check sshd config with
sudo sshd -T

Timezone and Updates

# TIMEZONE
sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Rome

# DISABLE AUTOMATIC UPDATES
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
# make sure all the directives are set to “0”
sudo systemctl disable apt-daily-upgrade.timer
sudo systemctl mask apt-daily-upgrade.service
sudo systemctl disable apt-daily.timer
sudo systemctl mask apt-daily.service

# Change "root" user password
sudo passwd root

Software

SSH into the VM

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt -y upgrade

sudo apt install -y btop curl duf eza iftop locate nano ncdu neofetch net-tools nload npm pipx qemu-guest-agent sysstat ugrep wget zsh

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:zanchey/asciinema
sudo apt update && sudo apt install asciinema

Zsh & Oh-My-Zsh

Follow the guide here to setup ZSH with Oh-My-Zsh - Zsh & Oh-My-Zsh - syselement

Docker

sudo su

# Docker Engine
sh <(curl -sSL https://get.docker.com)

# Docker Compose
LATEST=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/docker/compose/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | cut -d'"' -f4)
DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}
mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins
curl -sSL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/$LATEST/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
docker compose version

# Add a user to the "docker" group to let it run Docker
sudo groupadd docker

sudo gpasswd -a "${USER}" docker

Dockge

Dockge - http://192.168.5.200:5001

mkdir -p /opt/{dockge,stacks}
wget -q -O /opt/dockge/compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/louislam/dockge/master/compose.yaml
cd /opt/dockge
docker compose up -d

Portainer

Portainer - https://192.168.5.200:9443

# Install Portainer
docker volume create portainer_data
docker run -d \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  -p 9443:9443 \
  --name=portainer \
  --restart=always \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v portainer_data:/data \
  portainer/portainer-ce:latest

Updating Docker Standalone Portainer
- Go to Settings > Back up Portainer - Download backup file
- Proceed with updating

# Update Portainer
docker stop portainer
docker rm portainer
docker pull portainer/portainer-ce:2.20.2
docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9443:9443 --name=portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce:2.20.2

MobSF

sudo mkdir -p ~/docker/mobsf

sudo chown 9901:9901 ~/docker/mobsf

docker run -it --rm --name mobsf -p 8010:8010 -v ~/docker/mobsf:/home/mobsf/.MobSF opensecurity/mobile-security-framework-mobsf:latest

WatchYourLan

WatchYourLan - http://192.168.5.200:8840/

docker run -d --name wyl \
        -e "IFACE=eth0" \
        -e "TZ=Europe/Rome" \
        --network="host" \
        -v watchyourlan_data:/data \
    aceberg/watchyourlan

Tailscale

Login to Tailscale
Open the VM shell and run:

curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh

sudo tailscale up

# Follow the instruction to register the device

Tailscale SSH

On the host being connected to, you need to advertise that Tailscale is managing SSH connections which originate from the Tailscale network to this host

sudo tailscale up --ssh

# This generates a host keypair, shares its public half with the Tailscale control plane for distribution to clients, and configures tailscaled to intercept all traffic from your tailnet that is routed to port 22 on the Tailscale IP address. This SSH initialization only needs to be done once per host.

Alpine VM

TO TRY

10 Alpine Linux apk Command Examples - nixCraft

BookStack VM

Use TurnKey LXC or a fresh Ubuntu Server VM

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/turnkey/turnkey.sh)"

# Resource and network settings are adjustable post LXC creation.

# The script creates a *.creds file in the Proxmox root directory with the password of the newly created TurnKey LXC Appliance.
# Retrieve Password 
cat turnkey-name.creds

🔗 BookStack Admin Documentation - Installation
🔗 docker-bookstack
🔗 Ubuntu 24.04 Installation Script

Install an Ubuntu Server VM
SSH into the Ubuntu VM and run the BookStack Ubuntu Installation script

❗ A script to install BookStack on a fresh instance of Ubuntu 24.04 is available. This script is ONLY FOR A FRESH OS, it will install Apache, MySQL 8.0 & PHP 8.3 and could OVERWRITE any existing web setup on the machine. It also does not set up mail settings or configure system security so you will have to do those separately. You can use the script as a reference if you’re installing on a non-fresh machine.

# Download the script
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BookStackApp/devops/main/scripts/installation-ubuntu-22.04.sh

# Make it executable
chmod a+x installation-ubuntu-22.04.sh

# Run the script with admin permissions
sudo ./installation-ubuntu-22.04.sh

# Set the VM IP as domain during the first run of BookStack

📌 Default login: admin@admin.com:password

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