Let's Install Proxmox 8.0!

It's been a while since I've updated my tutorial videos, so today, let's install Proxmox 8.0! This is a beginner's guide to the installation, with step-by-step instructions for installing Proxmox, setting up your first Virtual Machine, and important information on Networking, CPU, and Virtualization concepts. Even Virtualization vets should get something useful out of this video.

But first... What am I drinking???

In honor of the 666th video published to Craft Computing, I cracked open 'All That I have Learned' from Adroit Theory... a 16.66% Russian Imperial Stout aged in Maple Bourbon Barrels. This was the correct, and in so many ways the WRONG beer to open while filming a tutorial.

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0:00 - Intro + Hardware
4:47 - Installing Proxmox 8.0
8:21 - Your First Virtual Machine
12:23 - "System" Tab
14:03 - "Disks" Tab
14:57 - "CPU" Tab
16:56 - "Memory" Tab
19:06 - "Network" Tab
21:03 - VM First Boot
22:15 - Proxmox Networking Configuration
24:16 - CPU Types Explained
27:57 - Wrapping it up

[VincentVegas]

I have never in my life heard "Tamper Protection Module", TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module, but that's an adorable and optimistic alternative... :D

[KingsOfNerdonia]

Hot tip:
If the Proxmox server is connected to the internet (because of system updates, it usually is), the more efficient way of getting ISOs onto the local storage is to paste the URL in to a form and download direct from the internet into the ISO folder. How to do? 8:57 - Copy the URL from ISO-file by right click on "download now"-link and select "copy link address" from the context menu, 9:39 - select "Download from URL" from the ISO images category, paste the URL you've copied before into the URL form and click on query, the system will create a file name, press download. The system will download the ISO file direct onto Proxmox without download to another computer and reuploading again. Very nice feature, I wish Unraid will it become one day too.

[RespecWamen]

I've been using proxmox in my homelab and at work for a couple of years now, and I find this video to be extremely welcoming to new users. Great work Jeff!

[manicmarauder]

This is an awesome breakdown on the install, especially with the extra info on biso / cpu types / networking. Lots of videos will tell you to 'just pick this' but won't tell you *why*, and learning that is awesome.

[TheInternalNet]

Long time subscriber. This is really exciting. Ive seen you grew in the past few years and I learn so much from you. Teaching more virtualization and other enterprise technologies is going to be amazing. Thank you.

[MikelManitius]

For someone who is experienced in virtualization but new to Proxmox, this is truly an excellent video because of the level of detail that you go to. Thank you!

[bluhundr]

Thanks so much for describing most of those individual settings in detail!
I've searched a lot but this seems to be the only video i found doing so for Proxmox 8 and actually describing WHY to choose which setting.

[tsimblist]

I had already upgraded my Proxmox cluster to 8.0, but I decided to watch this video to see if I had missed something. Sure enough, new CPU types. I have a VM with Windows Insider Preview running on the Canary Channel. It had recently stopped taking updates because the CPU was not supported. I had given up on it and shut it down. Tried what I learned from this video and my VM is supported again! Thanks Jeff!

[brianfritz]

Glad you enjoyed the beer. A little inebriation is a wonderful thing! I learned some thing from your overview of Proxmox as well.

[DarthDweeb]

I am really looking forward to all your upcoming proxmox videos. I have been using your proxmox for a couple of years now, but I'm always eager to learn more.

[cameronfrye]

Love your sense of humor, especially when covering deeper subjects.

[MrSlm]

I don't watch your videos all the time... but when i do, i forget how much i appreciate your humor. Remembering why i subscribed in the first place.

[mikehensley]

Ventoy is a great ISO manager. I use it. Once you write ventoy to the USB stick you just copy/pasta your ISOs onto the USB drive where ever you want. It'll find your isos and put them into a nice list.

[colegstewart]

I don't "like" videos often but this one earned it. This is exactly how to cover this topic. Perfect level of info provided, especially re: the divvying of resources bit.

[fridjonvilhjalmsson]

A company I worked for for about seventeen years did have a monstrous system of physical servers when I started there as a developer but over time this was condensed down to just a few racks by VM Ware. I did use the free version of VM Ware both at work and in my home lab and it was really great firing up a virtual just for some specific task and then shut them down and create another if necessary. Since I retired, I haven't had much call for a VM but it is still a fascinating technology. Until today, I hadn't heard of Proxmox and it sounds very interesting particularly after watching this video which I found extremely well put together and presented. Now I've got the bug again so I think I've found some use for the box under my desk.

[JobberE]

Just when I was about to start my journey with Proxmox... you drop this amazing vid. Really useful, I'll come back once I'm battleling with the server, can't wait for the upcoming parts!

[rarekid]

Jeff I've been watching your videos for a while following hardware and cool projects, I have just built my own home server and this video was exactly what I needed, thank you!

[philharris]

You absolute darling!

You actually cleared up the misconception that *I* was under about how cores and threads are handled by VMs ... I had presumed that you had to fit all your VMs into the total number of threads that your CPU has available...

That's it - I now love you forever! 😀

[stuartwilson]

Thanks so much for the breakdown of each of the items in the VM creation wizard. You made it crystal clear as to what each of the setting means and represents.

Well done and thanks so much.
Love your content

[itssoaztek]

I am new to Proxmox. Fantastic tutorial. Excellent from start to finish. You really deserved that beer!