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 ("buster" for version 1.x) 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 configurations
26 (e.g. 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`_ with 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, ext3, xfs or ZFS, and installs the operating
43 * Complete operating system (Debian Linux, 64-bit)
45 * Our Linux kernel with ZFS support
47 * Complete tool-set to administer backups and all necessary resources
49 * Web based GUI management interface
51 .. note:: During the installation process, the complete server
52 is used by default and all existing data is removed.
55 Install `Proxmox Backup`_ server on Debian
56 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
58 Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages which can be installed on top of a
59 standard Debian installation. After configuring the
60 :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
62 .. code-block:: console
65 # apt-get install proxmox-backup-server
67 The commands above keep the current (Debian) kernel and install a minimal
68 set of required packages.
70 If you want to install the same set of packages as the installer
71 does, please use the following:
73 .. code-block:: console
76 # apt-get install proxmox-backup
78 This will install all required packages, the Proxmox kernel with ZFS_
79 support, and a set of common and useful packages.
81 .. caution:: Installing `Proxmox Backup`_ on top of an existing Debian_
82 installation looks easy, but it assumes that the base system and local
83 storage have been set up correctly. In general this is not trivial, especially
84 when LVM_ or ZFS_ is used. The network configuration is completely up to you
87 .. note:: You can access the webinterface of the Proxmox Backup Server with
88 your web browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at
89 ``https://<ip-or-dns-name>:8007``
91 Install Proxmox Backup server on `Proxmox VE`_
92 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
95 :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
97 .. code-block:: console
100 # apt-get install proxmox-backup-server
102 .. caution:: Installing the backup server directly on the hypervisor
103 is not recommended. It is safer to use a separate physical
104 server to store backups. Should the hypervisor server fail, you can
105 still access the backups.
108 You can access the webinterface of the Proxmox Backup Server with your web
109 browser, using HTTPS on port 8007. For example at ``https://<ip-or-dns-name>:8007``
114 Install `Proxmox Backup`_ client on Debian
115 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
117 Proxmox ships as a set of Debian packages to be installed on
118 top of a standard Debian installation. After configuring the
119 :ref:`sysadmin_package_repositories`, you need to run:
121 .. code-block:: console
124 # apt-get install proxmox-backup-client
127 Installing from source
128 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
130 .. todo:: Add section "Installing from source"
132 Installing statically linked binary
133 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
135 .. todo:: Add section "Installing statically linked binary"