Initial setup of a Proxmox VE node on the homelab, ahead of automation via Ansible.

Installation

Installed from the official ISO image, on a dedicated NVMe disk. Network configured as a bridge (vmbr0) to expose VMs directly on the LAN.

# Check the installed version
pveversion

# List cluster nodes (a single node here)
pvecm nodes

Storage

Two storage types configured:

  • local-lvm for VM disks (thin provisioning)
  • local for ISOs and container templates

Next steps

  • Provisioning VMs via the Proxmox API from Ansible
  • Setting up a Prometheus exporter for node monitoring
  • Automated backups to external storage