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How to change a Windows Virtual Machine on Proxmox disk type from SATA to SCSI

Problem 1: Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. Red Hat VirtIO SCSI pass-through controller A problem was encountered while attempting to add the driver to the store. If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website and check the support section [...]

James Ensor

How to prepare Alpine Linux image with Cloud-Init ready for Proxmox

Alpine Linux is a distribution designed to be small, simple, and secure. We recently added this to Operating System lineup for our Linux Cloud Servers. The Cloud Images available on the Alpine Linux website are for AWS, NoCloud, Azure, GCP, and OCI. You could convert the NoCloud image, but we thought it would be easier [...]

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Proxmox. Choosing the right virtualisation tool between LXC and VM

Proxmox offers two main virtualisation options: LXC containers and VMs (Virtual Machines). Both allow you to run multiple isolated environments on a single server, but they differ in their approach and ideal use cases. This tutorial will guide you through their key differences to help you decide which one suits your needs best. Understanding Virtualisation [...]

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How to create a Proxmox Template with a Cloud-Init image

This guide will show you how to create a Proxmox KVM Template from a Cloud-Init Image. You will need to have a prepared Cloud Image with Cloud-Init. Check out this guide to see how to prepare the Cloud Image. Step 1: Create a Virtual Machine You will need to create the VM if it doesn't [...]

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How to prepare a Cloud-Init OS Templates for Proxmox

This guide will show you how to prepare a Cloud Image for a Proxmox VM Template. The same process works for any Cloud-Init OpenStack based image.  We deploy Cloud-Init based KVM Cloud Servers from WHMCS. The IP address and credentials are allocated by WHMCS. Once one template has been setup, you can easily reinstall new [...]

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