Web Console Tour & Preliminary Setup
This article covers the Proxmox web interface, the primary tool for managing your server, VMs, and containers. Also, best practices for first login.
Post-Install Configuration (Highly Recommended)
Disable the Enterprise Repository (No Subscription)
- In the web console, select your node (e.g., 'pve') in the left panel
- Go to: Updates > Repositories
- Select the enterprise repository line (pve-enterprise) and click Disable
- Click Add and select 'No-Subscription' repository
- Update the System
apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y- Reboot after updating
reboot
Navigating Web Interface
Left Panel — Server View
• Datacenter — top-level settings (cluster, permissions, storage, etc.)
• Your Node (e.g., 'pve') — the physical server
• Virtual Machines and Containers appear as children under the node
Node Options (click your node)
• Summary — CPU, memory, disk, and network stats
• Notes — add documentation/notes about your server
• Shell — opens a terminal session on the Proxmox host
• Updates — check and apply system updates
• Disks — view physical disks and manage LVM/ZFS
• Network — view and configure network interfaces and bridges
• DNS — configure DNS settings
• Time — configure time zone and NTP
• Syslog — view system logs
• Task History — see all past tasks and their results
Datacenter Options
• Summary — overall cluster status
• Storage — add and manage storage backends
• Backup — schedule automatic backups
• Replication — configure storage replication
• Permissions — manage users, roles, and access controls
• HA — high availability configuration
• Firewall — datacenter-level firewall rules