Proxmox

Proxmox inside a Docker container.

Features ✨

• Fast virtual machines
• Isolated LXC containers
• Web-based management interface

Usage 🐳

Via Docker Compose:

services:
  proxmox:
    hostname: pve
    image: dockurr/proxmox
    container_name: proxmox
    environment:
      USERNAME: "root"
      PASSWORD: "root"
    ports:
      - 8006:8006
    restart: always
    privileged: true
    stop_grace_period: 1m

Via Docker CLI:

docker run -it --rm --name proxmox --hostname pve -e "USERNAME=root" -e "PASSWORD=root" -p 8006:8006 --privileged --stop-timeout 60 docker.io/dockurr/proxmox

Via Github Codespaces:

Screenshot 📸

FAQ 💬

How do I use it?

Very simple! These are the steps:

• Start the container and connect to port 8006 using your web browser.

• Login using the credentials you specified in the USERNAME and PASSWORD environment variables.

Enjoy your time with your brand new Proxmox installation, and don't forget to star this repo!

How can I setup networking for the virtual machines?

• Go to System -> Network --> Create --> Linux Bridge in the Proxmox web-interface.

• Create a new Linux Bridge and set its IPv4/CIDR field to exactly the same subnet as your Docker container (172.0.11.0/24 for example).

• Set the Gateway to its .1 address (172.0.11.1), and create the bridge.

• Attach vmbr0 to your virtual machine, start the machine and view its screen.

• Configure the OS for a static IP instead of DHCP, pick one starting from a value of .100, for example 172.0.11.100.

• The virtual machine should now be connected to the internet!

Tip

If you do not know the subnet of your Docker container, execute:

docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' proxmox

to view its IP address.

How do I verify if my system supports the KVM virtualization used by Proxmox?

First check if your software is compatible using this chart:

Product	Linux	Win11	Win10	macOS
Docker CLI	✅	✅	❌	❌
Docker Desktop	❌	✅	❌	❌
Podman CLI	✅	✅	❌	❌
Podman Desktop	✅	✅	❌	❌

After that you can run the following commands in Linux to check your system:

sudo apt install cpu-checker
sudo kvm-ok

If you receive an error from kvm-ok indicating that KVM cannot be used, please check whether:

• the virtualization extensions (Intel VT-x or AMD SVM) are enabled in your BIOS.

• you enabled "nested virtualization" if you are running the container inside a virtual machine.

• you are not using a cloud provider, as most of them do not allow nested virtualization for their VPS's.

Acknowledgements 🙏

Special thanks to rtedpro-cpu, this project would not exist without his invaluable work.

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