Before you start the installation process make certain:
- [[PVEn]] meets the minimum technology and compute requirements as discussed in [[2. PVE 8.x - Hardware]] AND is physically connected to a [[LAN]] using [[CATx]] cable
- If you must use wireless connectivity, DO NOT try to install using the [[WiFi]] [[NIC]] in the computer; instead use a [[WiFi]] bridge and connect the computer to the bridge using [[CATx]] cable
# System Preparation
- Connect a keyboard
- Connect a mouse
- Connect a monitor
- Connect an active [[CATx]] cable
- Connect the [[Ventoy]] [[USB]] flash drive
- Power up the system
## [[BIOS]] Settings
Prior to installing [[PVE]] we need to check a number of BIOS settings.
🟢 enable 🔴 disable
- 🟢Enable ACPI Auto Configuration
- 🟢Above 4G Decoding
- 🟢Re-Size BAR Support >$Auto
lt;
- 🟢SR-IOV Support
- 🔴BME DMA Mitigation (ref: [[Using IOMMU for DMA Protection in UEFI Firmware - Intel.pdf|Using IOMMU for DMA Protection in UEFI Firmware - Intel]])
- 🟢System Configuration >$Performancelt;
- 🟢AC Loss Control >$Always$ $Onlt;
- 🔴Secure Boot
- 🟢Boot Option #1 >$Ventoy$ $Disklt;
- 🔴Boot Option #2
- 🔴Boot Option #3
- 🔴Boot Option #4
- 🟢Save Changes and Exit
## [[PVE]] Installation
System should boot from the [[Ventoy]] disk.
<button class="navigate">proxmox-ve_8.0-2.iso</button>
![[pve-install-0-0.png]]
<button class="navigate">Boot in normal mode</button>
![[pve-install-0-1.png]]
<button style="color:#1e90ff; font-size:18px;">Install Proxmox VE (Graphical)</button>
![[pve-install-1-0.png]]
<button style="color:#1e90ff; font-size:18px;">I Agree</button>
![[pve-install-1-1.png]]
### Choose root-[[FS]]
> [!sub]+ ###### [[EXT]] as root-[[FS]]
>
> [[PVE]] defaults to `ext4` as the [[FS]], and therefore you can just continue installation with the selected default.
>
> <button class="navigate">Next</button>
>
> ![[pve-install-1-2.png]]
> [!sub]+ ###### [[📌Glossary/Technology/ZFS]] as root-[[FS]]
>
> Change the [[FS]] from `ext4` (the default) to `zfs`.
>
> <button class="navigate">Options</button>
>
> ![[pve-install-1-3.png]]
>
> If single disk is used select: <button class="navigate">zfs (RAID0)</button>
>
> ![[pve-install-1-4.png]]
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> <button class="navigate">OK</button>
>
> If non-applicable disks are also selected (e.g. a large [[USB]] drive or [[Ventoy]] disk) deselect them `-- do not use --`.
>
> ![[pve-install-1-5.png]]
>
> <button class="navigate">Next</button>
>
> ![[pve-install-1-6.png]]
## Location & Time Zone
<span class="fieldname">Country</span>: your country
<span class="fieldname">Time zone</span>: your time-zone
<span class="fieldname">Keyboard Layout</span>: your keyboard
<button class="navigate">Next</button>
![[pve-install-6.png]]
## Login/Root Password
<span class="fieldname">Password</span>: login password (`root` superuser password)
<span class="fieldname">Email</span>: provide a valid email address to get [[PVE]] alerts
<button class="navigate">Next</button>
![[pve-install-7.png]]
## Network Configuration
<span class="fieldname">Management Interface</span>: this is the [[NIC]] [[PVE]] uses to setup the Linux Bridge `vmbr0`; the bridge is used by all [[KVM]]s/[[LXC]]s to access the [[LAN]] and also by the [[webUI]] to manage [[PVE]] remotely through a PVE-proxy; if your system has multiple [[NIC]]s you can select another one.
<span class="fieldname">Hostname (FQDN)</span>: you can use `pve.local` or any other [[FQDN]] of your choice
<span class="fieldname">IP Address</span>: this is a [[DHCP]] [[IPv4]] automatically picked up by the installer; I strongly suggest you change the address to a static non-DHCP; make certain the static [[IPv4]] you provide is not used by any other system on your [[LAN]] - use `ping` to verify the address does not belong to another network host; because the [[IPv4]] is required in [[CIDR]] notation you also need to provide the numeric value of your subnet mask (`/24` means a subnet mask of `255.255.255.0`)
<span class="fieldname">Gateway</span>: this is your Internet/NAT gateway/router automatically configured by the installer through the [[DHCP]] settings; provide a valid address, otherwise [[PVE]] will not function properly
<span class="fieldname">DNS Server</span>: this is your [[DNS]] server automatically configured by the installer through the DHCP settings; provide a valid address otherwise [[PVE]] will not function properly; if you are not using any internal [[DNS]] server (e.g. pi-hole) or you are uncertain of the [[DNS]] server address you can safely use any of the public [[DNS]] servers `1.1.1.1` or `8.8.8.8`
<button class="navigate">Next</button>
> [!attention] If your DHCP server is misconfigured, the autoconfigured values will be incorrect; you **MUST** provide valid network configuration, otherwise [[PVEn]] will fail to function adequately!
![[pve-install-8.png]]
A multi-[[NIC]] system will look similar to the one in the below image. You have to manually setup the network to use all the NICs, including any [[VLAN]], [[OvS]], etc. We will cover this type of configuration in a future article.
![[pve-install-8-1.png]]
## Summary
If you are happy with your choices <button class="navigate">Install</button>
![[pve-install-9.png]]
If installation was successful the local [[PVE]] console will display something similar to the image below:
![[pve-install-9-1.png]]
To access [[PVE]] over the [[LAN]], from any browser, use any of the following [[URL]]s:
<h4>
<code class="g-code">https://{pve-IPv4}:8006</code> -/- <code class="g-code">https://{pve-FQDN}:8006</code>
</h4>
Using the example values above:
<code class="g-code">https://192.168.0.62:8006</code> -/- <code class="g-code">https://pve.local:8006</code>
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