https://firminmoyen.dev/en/Recent content on Homelab & InfrastructureHugoen-USThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://firminmoyen.dev/en/journal/proxmox-homelab-first-steps/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://firminmoyen.dev/en/journal/proxmox-homelab-first-steps/<p>Initial setup of a Proxmox VE node on the homelab, ahead of automation via Ansible.</p> <h2 id="installation">Installation</h2> <p>Installed from the official ISO image, on a dedicated NVMe disk. Network configured as a bridge (<code>vmbr0</code>) to expose VMs directly on the LAN.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># Check the installed version</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>pveversion </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># List cluster nodes (a single node here)</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>pvecm nodes </span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="storage">Storage</h2> <p>Two storage types configured:</p> <ul> <li><code>local-lvm</code> for VM disks (thin provisioning)</li> <li><code>local</code> for ISOs and container templates</li> </ul> <h2 id="next-steps">Next steps</h2> <ul> <li>Provisioning VMs via the Proxmox API from Ansible</li> <li>Setting up a Prometheus exporter for node monitoring</li> <li>Automated backups to external storage</li> </ul>