{"id":17693,"date":"2024-11-25T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=17693"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:29:38","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-virtual-machines-in-proxmox","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-virtual-machines-in-proxmox\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Virtual Machines in Proxmox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To create a virtual machine, you will do a few steps on one of the servers where you have installed proxmox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-install-and-use-proxmox-for-virtualization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proxmox already installed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An ISO Image of your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Add the ISO Image to Proxmox<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before you can create a virtual machine, you first need to upload an ISO Image to the proxmox data store. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To do that navigate to <strong>Proxmox<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013>\u00a0<strong>Local<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Proxmox<\/strong>) \u2013>\u00a0<strong>ISO images<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013>\u00a0<strong>Upload<\/strong>. You can use the search box to search for an option, for easy navigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-582.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-582.png 826w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-582-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-582-768x236.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will then click on <strong>Select File<\/strong>, then select the ISO file that you want to upload, then click on <strong>Upload<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-583.png 497w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-583-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please note that the uplaod time will be determined by the size of the ISO file that you are uploading and your internet speed. There will be a progress bar for you to keep tabs on the uplaod process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-584.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-584.png 585w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-584-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upon completion, you will see log messages on the task viewer window, which confirms that the process was completed seamlessly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-587.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-587.png 810w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-587-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-587-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Create a VM on the Proxmox<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We can now create a VM, since we have uploaded our ISO file. To do that, click on the <strong>Create VM <\/strong>button shown below. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586-1024x379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17698\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586-1536x568.png 1536w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-586.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will see a wizard popping up which guides you on the installation process. You will be needed to provide the VM Name and then click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-588.png 652w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-588-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Then you click on the text box for <strong>ISO Image<\/strong>, then select the iso image and click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-589.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-589.png 559w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-589-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not change anything on the <strong>System<\/strong> tab. Just click on <strong>Next<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-590.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-590.png 553w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-590-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next will be to choose the disk size, from the <strong>Disks<\/strong> tab, and the format of your VM, then click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-591.png 561w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-591-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will then select the number of sockets and CPU cores for the VM, then click on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-592.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-592.png 563w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-592-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Then you will adjust the RAM for your VM, on the <strong>Memory<\/strong> tab, then click on Next<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-593.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-593.png 550w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-593-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the network tab, select \u2018<strong>No network device<\/strong>\u2018 for now since you have not configured a Linux bridge. Then click \u2018<strong>Next<\/strong>\u2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-594.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-594.png 550w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-594-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Confirm all your details to ensure they&#8217;re correct, then click on <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may choose to check the provided box that starts the VM once installation is complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-595.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-595.png 550w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-595-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will see the created VM on the left side pane, as shown below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-596-1024x182.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-596-1024x182.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-596-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-596-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-596.png 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Start the VM on the Proxmox<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To start the VM, click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, shown in the image below. Also, you can achieve the same by right-clicking on the VM, then click on <strong>Start<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-597-1024x312.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-597-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-597-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-597-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-597.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You might run into this error when starting the VM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c<strong>TASK ERROR: KVM virtualization configured, but not available. Either disable in VM configuration or enable in BIOS<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-598-1024x109.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-598-1024x109.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-598-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-598-768x82.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-598.png 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix it, navigate to <strong>VM Name<\/strong> >> <strong>Options<\/strong>>><strong>KVM Hardware Virtualization<\/strong>. Set the option to No<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-599-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-599-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-599-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-599-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-599.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-600-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-600-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-600-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-600-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-600.png 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can then go ahead to start the VM, where it will launch seamlessly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-601-1024x699.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-601-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-601-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-601-768x524.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-601.png 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will see a window like this below, but with the OS name that you used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-602.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-602.png 901w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-602-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-602-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceed with installation of your VM until you complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To create a virtual machine, you will do a few steps on one of the servers where you have installed proxmox. 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