How to Create a Virtual Machine - Complete Beginner’s Guide

Question: How do I create a VM in Proxmox VE?

Answer: Follow these simple steps

How to Create Using Web UI

Step 1: Create New VM

Go to Datacenter → Create VM
Enter VM name: my-vm
Select OS: Linux/Debian (12)
CD/DVD: Select ISO

Step 2: Configure Hardware

CPU: 2 cores
Memory: 4096 MB
Hard Disk: 32 GB
Network: VirtIO, Bridge: vmbr0

Step 3: Finish

Click Finish
VM appears in list
Start VM and install OS

How to Using CLI

qm create 100 --name my-vm --memory 4096 --cores 2 --scsi0 local:32 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0

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