Proxmox Virtual Environment is a management platform for virtual machines using QEMU, KVM, LXC, and OpenVZ. It supports everything needed to power your full virtualization setup including backup functionality, RAID/ZFS management, IP & firewall integration, as well as supporting hosting Windows or Linux virtual machines. It's a perfect solution for a business or enterprise grade server allowing easy flexibility in creating and destroying virtual machines in seconds, alongside full permission management for sub-users to control their own virtual machines.
Still unsure? We offer a managed service where we will install and support your Proxmox:VE environment on a PebbleHost dedicated server. Our team has extensive Linux experience for debugging any issues you may encounter, and the panel would be automatically deployed within a few minutes of purchase by our automated installation system.
All of our dedicated plans can support our managed Proxmox: VE service at no extra charge, just order the resources that fit your needs.
Within 10 minutes of purchase you'll be sent the Proxmox: VE root details via email, ready for you to log into the panel.
Use the Proxmox graphical interface to create your virtual machines and LXC containers without needing to perform any complicated setup procedures!
All of our services are instantly provisioned within minutes, and support is available around the clock to help you and your business with any assistance you require. Or, send us a message using the livechat icon in the bottom right hand corner of this page and our team will be happy to discuss the best solution for your specific needs - whether that is via Proxmox or through other software such as VMWare or cPanel.
Proxmox: VE can support Windows Virtual Machines through it's use of QEMU Virtualization. The only thing to keep in mind is that it may require the VirtIO drivers to be able to function correctly with some configurations.
This is simple - when ordering the server on PebbleHost's control panel, select the number of additional IP addresses you wish to use. Then, in each VM, configure the IP addresses with the details provided to you in your panel including the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway.
It is also possible to use software such as PFSense to create a local area network and use only a single additional IP.
LXC containers allow the virtual machine to share it's kernel with the main Proxmox installation. This results in much lower resource overhead due to only one kernel being needed, whilst still allowing separation between VMs. However, some software such as Docker does not have great support for LXC, and it is only possible to install Linux based operating systems into LXC, so you should pick LXC only if it supports your planned workload.
Inside the Proxmox: VE GUI, select the "Datacenter" option, then go to the "Users" tab where you will have the option to add a user. You can then use the "Permissions" tab to specify which virtual machines each user can control.
Yes, Proxmox has an extensive API which covers every function of the panel, as well as a command line based tool pvesh which allows you to use the API locally on the machine without any concern for authentication. You can find the full API documentation here
Proxmox is installed on top of a Debian 10 installation which is a minimalist distribution to maximise efficiency. It's not recommended, however, to install applications or a GUI directly onto the host Debian 10 installation - instead you should create a KVM virtual machine for this function instead.
Proxmox supports various backup options - add a 1TB or 6TB drive at checkout (or send us credentials to another off-site backup server) and we can configure automatic backups for all VMs.
All of our Dedicated Servers come with Advanced Linux support providing you the peace of mind if you're unsure on anything.
Your virtual machines run on their own physical machine, isolated from any other customers, to get consistent performance around the clock.
Proxmox: VE is perfectly suited for any business workload you can throw at it, but here's some examples of common uses: