4 `Proxmox Backup`_ is split into a server and client part. The server part
5 can either be installed with a graphical installer or on top of
6 Debian_ from the provided package repository.
8 .. include:: system-requirements.rst
10 .. include:: package-repositories.rst
15 The backup server stores the actual backed up data and provides a web based GUI
16 for various management tasks such as disk management.
18 .. note:: You always need a backup server. It is not possible to use
19 Proxmox Backup without the server part.
21 The disk image (ISO file) provided by Proxmox includes a complete Debian system
22 as well as all necessary packages for the Proxmox Backup Server.
24 The installer will guide you through the setup process and allow
25 you to partition the local disk(s), apply basic system configuration
26 (for example timezone, language, network), and install all required packages.
27 The provided ISO will get you started in just a few minutes, and is the
28 recommended method for new and existing users.
30 Alternatively, Proxmox Backup Server can be installed on top of an
31 existing Debian system.
33 Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server using the Installer
34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
36 Download the ISO from |DOWNLOADS|.
37 It includes the following:
39 * The Proxmox Backup Server installer, which partitions the local
40 disk(s) with ext4, xfs or ZFS, and installs the operating system
42 * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
44 * Proxmox Linux kernel with ZFS support
46 * Complete tool-set to administer backups and all necessary resources
48 * Web based management interface
50 .. note:: During the installation process, the complete server
51 is used by default and all existing data is removed.
54 Install `Proxmox Backup`_ Server on Debian
55 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
57 Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages which can be installed on top of a
58 standard Debian installation. After configuring the
59 :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
61 .. code-block:: console
64 # apt install proxmox-backup-server
66 The above commands keep the current (Debian) kernel and install a minimal
67 set of required packages.
69 If you want to install the same set of packages as the installer
70 does, please use the following:
72 .. code-block:: console
75 # apt install proxmox-backup
77 This will install all required packages, the Proxmox kernel with ZFS_
78 support, and a set of common and useful packages.
80 .. caution:: Installing Proxmox Backup on top of an existing Debian_
81 installation looks easy, but it assumes that the base system and local
82 storage have been set up correctly. In general this is not trivial, especially
83 when LVM_ or ZFS_ is used. The network configuration is completely up to you
86 .. Note:: You can access the web interface of the Proxmox Backup Server with
87 your web browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at
88 ``https://<ip-or-dns-name>:8007``
90 Install Proxmox Backup Server on `Proxmox VE`_
91 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
94 :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
96 .. code-block:: console
99 # apt install proxmox-backup-server
101 .. caution:: Installing the backup server directly on the hypervisor
102 is not recommended. It is safer to use a separate physical
103 server to store backups. Should the hypervisor server fail, you can
104 still access the backups.
106 .. Note:: You can access the web interface of the Proxmox Backup Server with
107 your web browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at
108 ``https://<ip-or-dns-name>:8007``
113 Install Proxmox Backup Client on Debian
114 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
116 Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages to be installed on top of a standard
117 Debian installation. After configuring the :ref:`package_repositories_client_only_apt`,
120 .. code-block:: console
123 # apt install proxmox-backup-client
126 .. note:: The client-only repository should be usable by most recent Debian and