Use Raspberry Pi as VDI Client to access Proxmox VMs | Proxmox Home Server Series

Use Raspberry Pi as VDI Thinclient for Proxmox VMs. Easy to setup and work perfectly.
I wanted to to try setting this up after visiting my local library. They have 10 computers with HP Thinclients. So i started to wornder if i can setup something like this for my home use.

- VDI Client script:

- Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:55 VMs setup explained
04:25 Setting up user
05:56 Setting up RPi and VDI Client
18:48 Setting up Autostart VDI client
23:56 The end chat

- Commands
Update and upgrade
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install LXDE Desktop GUI and Python
sudo apt install xserver-xorg lxde-core lxappearance python3-pip python3-tk virt-viewer git -y
pip3 install proxmoxer
pip3 install PySimpleGUI
pip3 install requests

Clone VDI-Client repo

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[peronik]

great github project (great presentation too)
little question :
you present the use of RPI as the thin client of this presentation
(which remains an excellent product in itself and for this task).
something prohibited from taking something else to become the "thin client"
or it is adaptable to other hardware like an old PC or an "official" thin client

[acamahesh]

Thanks i follow your instructions all went good now i am able to login but unable to see desktop getting error "unable to graphic server - spice proxy: error resolving: name or service not known" kindly help

[ashrafanuar]

Firstly, thank you for your very informative videos MRP. You have been a really big help in my journey of setting up a homelab.

I've followed your instructions in the video, the only difference being I'm not PXE booting the RPi. When I try to connect to the VM, I'm getting a "Unable to connect to graphic server" error. I've been scouring the web for a solution but I haven't been able to find any. Has anyone else encountered this issue?

[crazydiamonduk]

Another with the issue, Unable to connect to the graphic server - Spice proxy name or service not known.
Maybe something else needs installing on Proxmox?

[gaptungkhoanhkhac]

Should we need to install anything on VM host?
My both VM and Client use too much CPU.
Thanks!

[MarcMcMillin]

Thank you for this video! One question. What if a user has access to multiple clients? Will they be offered which client they want to access?

[gaptungkhoanhkhac]

Spice very laggy when i open 3d soft (Blender 3D)

How to Inprove it?

Thanks!

[gaptungkhoanhkhac]

Unable to connect to the graphic server
Could no connect proxy server i/o timed out

I dont know why it always show my like that.
helpme! plz!

[zabejaga]

Dear Mrp! did you find the way to access VDI with macos clients somehow?

[JMX]

Thanks for posting - I got this working but when I click on Shell in my PVE and download the spice shortcut file there is no "vv" extension - any ideas ? (its file with no extension)

[AdamAdam-gxpt]

How can I use the vdi outside the network..?

[alexandretravi]

Hello ! I did all the steps about 3 times, it always gave the same error on 13:15min video - "bash /usr/local/bin/vdiclient.py: env: bad interpreter: no such file or directory" any tips?

[MrNomak]

Hej dobry poradnik :) mam problem ciągle okienko przekroczono czas wejścia/wyjścia co mam zrobić ?

[robwest]

Ok maybe I am stupid bit I an unable to connect, I keep getting "Unable to connect to the graphic server" errors.