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