Proxmox Essentials for your home installation
Technical apprentice Jonas presents useful Proxmox extensions and explains how to install them.
After successfully installing Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE), the system is basically ready for use, but with a few targeted adjustments and enhancements, its functionality, security, and user-friendliness can be significantly improved.
Proxmox VE Kernel Clean:
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=kernel-clean
Debian Linux, which runs on the Proxmox VE interface, also receives updates over time, as does the kernel. When the Linux kernel is updated, the older version is still stored as a backup. If the boot drive becomes too full after several such kernel updates, this script displays an overview of all existing Linux kernels. You can then delete old kernels from your boot drive as needed.
Shell one-line command:bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/tools/pve/kernel-clean.sh)"
Pi-Hole in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=pihole
Pi-Hole is a powerful, network-wide ad blocker that can be implemented directly in your home or company network.
It blocks unwanted advertising and tracking before it even reaches your devices—whether PC, smartphone, tablet, smart TV, or IoT device.
Shell one-line command:bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/pihole.sh)"
iVentoy in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=iventoy
Similar to the USB stick version, iVentoy works as a modern solution for fast, parallel OS installations, but via the network instead of a stick.
WatchYourLAN in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=watchyourlan
WatchYourLAN is a smart, lightweight network scanner that shows you which devices are active on your network in real time. It is easy to use via a user-friendly web interface.
Whether it's a smartphone, laptop, or smart TV, WatchYourLAN lets you keep an eye on all connected devices, immediately detect unknown access, and thus increase the security of your network. Thanks to automatic scans, device detection, and optional notifications, WatchYourLAN is a simple but effective solution for network monitoring.
Shell one-line command:bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/watchyourlan.sh)"
Vaultwarden in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=vaultwarden
Vaultwarden is a self-hostable alternative for Bitwarden clients, which are available for a wide range of devices. It is also a password manager. In its standard configuration, it works with the Bitwarden servers and stores your passwords.
Vaultwarden is a self-hostable alternative for Bitwarden clients, which are available for a wide range of devices. It is also a password manager. In its standard configuration, it works with the Bitwarden servers and stores your passwords.
Shell one-line command:bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/vaultwarden.sh)"
Checkmk in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=checkmk
Checkmk is IT monitoring software for monitoring IT systems.
This allows you to monitor the status and performance of systems, networks, servers, applications, and cloud services in real time. With alerts for problems that arise and tools for searching for the causes of these problems, Checkmk is considered a powerful tracking tool for IT systems.
It is highly scalable and now offers more than 2,000 monitoring plugins. The basic Checkmk Raw software is open source and can be customized to individual needs, so you can add your own plugins for specific hardware at any time.
Shell one-line command:bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/checkmk.sh)"
Stirling PDF in an LXC container
https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=stirling-pdf
StirlingPDF is a web-based collection of PDF tools that allows you to perform a wide variety of actions on PDF files. These include splitting, merging, converting to and from PDF, reorganizing, adding images, rotating, compressing, and much more.
This avoids the use of a wide variety of cloud-based or local tools with a wide range of data protection concerns.
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/stirling-pdf.sh)"
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