4.3.2 VMs & containers

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• 0100 Create a VM and a cloud-init template with qm Create KVM virtual machines from the command line with qm, then build a reusable cloud-init template from a cloud image and clone… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Article Basics · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0101 Create LXC containers with pct and pveam Download a container template with pveam, create an unprivileged LXC container with pct, give it a network address and get a shell… Beginner · How-to · Linux Article VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0104 Build a Proxmox VE cluster with pvecm and live-migrate VMs Join Proxmox VE nodes into a cluster with pvecm create and pvecm add, check quorum with pvecm status, then move running VMs… Advanced · How-to · Linux Article Clusters & high availability · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0107 Proxmox VE command line cheat sheet: qm, pct, pvecm, pvesm and more The Proxmox VE commands you use most: qm for VMs, pct for containers, pvesm for storage, pvecm for the cluster, vzdump for… Intermediate · Reference · Linux Article Clusters & high availability · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0108 List all Proxmox VE guests with status and locks (pvesh + jq) A Bash script that lists every VM and container in the cluster with node, status, lock, memory and uptime, using the Proxmox… Intermediate · Reference · Linux Script Shell scripting · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0110 Fix: TASK ERROR: VM is locked (backup) A VM or container still carries a backup lock, usually after a backup was interrupted. Check that no backup is running, then… Beginner · Fix · Linux Article Backup & restore · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0111 Fix: can’t lock file ‘/var/lock/qemu-server/lock-VMID.conf’ – got timeout Another task is holding the VM's local lock file, so a new action timed out waiting for it. Find the running or… Intermediate · Fix · Linux Article VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0114 proxmox/qemu-server: the Proxmox VE virtual machine manager Read-only GitHub mirror of qemu-server, the Proxmox VE package that manages QEMU/KVM virtual machines and provides the qm and qmrestore commands. Linux Repo Basics · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0247 Build a Proxmox VE home lab: from bare metal to your first restored backup Install Proxmox VE on one spare machine, switch to the free update repository, create a VM and an LXC container, then schedule… Beginner · Tutorial · Linux Article Backup & restore · Installation & first steps · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026