Proxmox VE Knowledge Base - Session Memory

Last Updated: 2025-04-24 Vault Location: /Users/oz/Documents/OBS ARIUS/Proxmox VE/


About This Project

This is a comprehensive Proxmox VE knowledge base built in Obsidian. Each folder contains detailed articles for different topics.


Vault Structure

Proxmox VE/
├── Proxmox-VE.md           # Main entry point
├── Access-Management/     # User management, ACL, 2FA
├── Advanced/             # Nested virtualization, SR-IOV, etc.
├── API/                  # REST API, automation
├── Auto-Start/          # Boot configuration
├── Automation/          # Scripts, cron, pipelines
└── Backup/              # Backup guides (How-To)

Completed Folders

1. Access-Management (10 articles)

Created full articles covering:

  • User-Management.md
  • Roles-Permissions.md
  • Groups-Management.md
  • API-Tokens.md
  • Two-Factor-Authentication.md
  • LDAP-AD-Integration.md
  • Single-Sign-On.md
  • ACL-Deep-Dive.md
  • Access-Auditing.md
  • Security-Best-Practices.md

2. Advanced (10 articles)

Created full articles covering:

  • Nested-Virtualization.md
  • SR-IOV.md
  • vGPU-Configuration.md
  • PCI-Passthrough.md
  • Performance-Tuning.md
  • Open-vSwitch.md
  • Ceph-Configuration.md
  • Custom-Kernel.md
  • HA-Deep-Dive.md
  • Live-Migration.md

3. API (10 articles)

Created:

  • API-Authentication.md
  • API-Endpoints.md
  • API-Python-Client.md
  • API-Bash-Scripts.md
  • API-Go-Client.md
  • API-JavaScript-Client.md
  • API-Webhooks.md
  • API-Terraform.md
  • API-Ansible.md
  • API-Rate-Limiting.md

4. Auto-Start (12 articles)

Created:

  • Auto-Start-Configuration.md
  • VM-Boot-Order.md
  • Startup-Delays.md
  • OnBoot-Option.md
  • Shutdown-Timeout.md
  • Emergency-Startup.md
  • Boot-Delay.md
  • Boot-Problems.md
  • Cluster-Boot.md
  • Startup-Errors.md
  • Startup-Profiles.md
  • VM-Boot-Order.md

5. Automation (10 articles)

Created:

  • Cron-Jobs.md
  • Script-Best-Practices.md
  • Systemd-Timers.md
  • Scheduled-Tasks.md
  • Watch-Scripts.md
  • Hooks-Event-Driven.md
  • Pipeline-Automation.md
  • Backup-Automation.md
  • Container-Automation.md
  • Network-Automation.md

6. Backup (10 “How-To” articles)

Created:

  • How-To-Configure-Backup.md
  • How-To-Restore.md
  • How-To-Schedule-Backup.md
  • How-To-Backup-Storage.md
  • How-To-Compression.md
  • How-To-Exclude.md
  • How-To-Use-PBS.md
  • How-To-Test-Backup.md
  • How-To-Fix-Backup-Errors.md
  • How-To-Retention-Policy.md

7. How-To Articles for Empty Folders

Created in multiple folders:

  • Installation/How-To-Install-Proxmox.md
  • Networking/How-To-Configure-Network.md
  • VM/How-To-Create-VM.md
  • Containers/How-To-Create-Container.md
  • Storage/How-To-Configure-Storage.md
  • Cluster/How-To-Configure-Cluster.md
  • Troubleshooting/How-To-Troubleshoot.md
  • Templates/How-To-Use-Templates.md
  • Security/How-To-SSH-Access.md
  • High-Availability/How-To-Configure-HA.md
  • Monitoring-Tools/How-To-Monitor.md
  • Docker/How-To-Install-Docker.md
  • VLAN-Config/How-To-Configure-VLAN.md
  • NFS/How-To-Configure-NFS.md
  • iSCSI/How-To-Configure-iSCSI.md
  • VPN/How-To-Configure-VPN.md
  • Reverse-Proxy/How-To-Reverse-Proxy.md
  • ZFS-Tuning/How-To-Configure-ZFS.md
  • LVM-Management/How-To-Configure-LVM.md
  • BIOS-Configuration/How-To-Configure-BIOS.md

8. Backup-Strategies (10 “How-To” articles)

Created:

  • How-To-Create-Backup-Strategy.md
  • How-To-Incremental-Backup.md
  • How-To-Offsite-Backup.md
  • How-To-Test-Backup-Restore.md
  • How-To-Encrypt-Backup.md
  • How-To-Retention-Policy.md
  • How-To-Backup-Cluster.md
  • How-To-Schedule-Smart-Backups.md
  • How-To-Backup-Containers-VMs.md

9. More Empty Folders

Created in: Docker, VLAN-Config, NFS, iSCSI, VPN, Reverse-Proxy, ZFS-Tuning, LVM-Management, BIOS-Configuration


Current Working Status

Last Session: Created 10 Backup-Strategies articles covering backup strategy, incremental, offsite, testing, encryption, retention, cluster, scheduling, and container/VM differences

Total How-To Articles Created: 30+ articles

Last Action: Created comprehensive Backup-Strategies guides for all backup scenarios


Remaining Folders to Fill

Still need How-To articles for these folders:

  • BIOS-Configuration/
  • Boot-Configuration/
  • Bridge-Config/
  • Central-Management/
  • Ceph/
  • Cloning/
  • Cloud/
  • Cloud-Apps/
  • Cloud-Init/
  • Community/
  • Compliance/
  • Container-Apps/
  • Container-Migration-Live/
  • Container-Privileged/
  • DNS/
  • DNS-Config/
  • Databases/
  • Development-Tools/
  • Disaster-Recovery/
  • Disk-Management/
  • Docker/
  • Documentation/
  • EFI-Configuration/
  • Email/
  • Enterprise/
  • Examples/
  • File-Sharing/
  • Firewall-Rules/
  • Gaming/
  • Hardware/
  • Home-Automation/
  • HomeLab/
  • Host-Configuration/
  • Integrations/
  • IoT/
  • Kernel-Configuration/
  • LVM-Management/
  • LVM-Thin/
  • LXC-Templates/
  • Load-Balancing/
  • Logging/
  • Metrics/
  • Migration/
  • Multimedia/
  • NFS/
  • Network-Bonding/
  • Network-Config/
  • Network-Monitoring/
  • Network-Segmentation/
  • Network-Services/
  • Notifications/
  • Optimization/
  • Performance/
  • Productivity/
  • Quick-Commands/
  • RAID-Configuration/
  • Remote-Access/
  • Reporting/
  • Resource-Management/
  • Resource-Pools/
  • Resource-Quotas/
  • Reverse-Proxy/
  • Scheduled-Tasks/
  • Scripts/
  • Security-Tools/
  • Services/
  • Snapshot-Management/
  • Startup-Services/
  • Static-Routes/
  • Storage-Encryption/
  • Storage-Pools/
  • System-Logs/
  • Templates-Management/
  • Testing/
  • Training/
  • Updates/
  • User-Permissions/
  • VLAN-Config/
  • VM-Migration-Live/
  • VM-Templates/
  • VPN/
  • Virtual-Appliances/
  • Virtual-Disk/
  • Web-Apps/
  • Web-Development/
  • ZFS-Tuning/
  • iSCSI/
  • Backup-Strategies/
  • Best-Practices/
  • Beta-Features/

Session Notes

Session Template for Continuing Work

When opening a new session, use this template:

# Session Notes - [Date]
 
## Where We Left Off
[Previous folder completed]
 
## Next Folder to Work On
[Next folder name]
 
## Articles Needed
[List requirements]

Quick Commands for Continuing

# Navigate to vault
cd "/Users/oz/Documents/OBS ARIUS/Proxmox VE/"
 
# List folders
ls -la
 
# Check specific folder
ls -la [Folder-Name]/

Tips for Continuing

  1. Check Proxmox-VE.md for the full index and keywords
  2. Match existing format - similar to what’s already in each folder
  3. Update Proxmox-VE.md keywords when adding content
  4. Use complete markdown headers - # for hierarchy
  5. Include CLI examples - both CLI and Web UI instructions

Vault Location for Future Sessions

Path: /Users/oz/Documents/OBS ARIUS/Proxmox VE/
Main: /Users/oz/Documents/OBS ARIUS/Proxmox VE/Proxmox-VE.md

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