NOTE: During the installation process, the complete server
is used by default and all existing data is removed.
-Please insert the installation media (e.g. USB-Stick, CD-ROM) and boot
+Please insert the installation media (e.g. USB stick, CD-ROM) and boot
from it.
[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-grub-menu.png"]
[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-select-location.png", float="left"]
-The next page just ask for basic configuration options like your
+The next page just asks for basic configuration options like your
location, the time zone and keyboard layout. The location is used to
select a download server near you to speed up updates. The installer is
usually able to auto detect those settings, so you only need to change
- Error messages from periodic CRON jobs.
+[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-setup-network.png"]
+
All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email
address.
-[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-setup-network.png"]
-
The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can
use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a
dual stack node, you can easily do that after installation.
[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-installation.png", float="left"]
-If you press `Next` now, installation starts to format disks, and
+If you press `Next` now, you will see an overview of your entered
+configuration. Please re-check every setting, you can still use the
+`Previous` button to go back and edit all settings here.
+
+If you press `Install` now, installation starts to format disks, and
copies packages to the target. Please wait until that is finished,
then remove the installation media and restart your system.
-Further configuration is done via the Proxmox web interface. Just
+[thumbnail="screenshot/pve-install-summary.png"]
+
+If the installation failed check out specific errors on the second TTY
+(`CTRL + ALT + F2'), ensure your systems mets the
+xref:install_minimal_requirements[minimum requirements]. If the installation
+is still not working then look at our xref:getting_help[how to get help chapter].
+
+Further configuration can be done via the Proxmox web interface. Just
point your browser to the IP address given during installation
(https://youripaddress:8006).
-NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password is
+NOTE: Default login is "root" (realm 'PAM') and the root password was
defined during the installation process.
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{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can install it
-on top of a standard Debian installation. xref:sysadmin_package_repositories[After configuring the repositories], you need to run:
+on top of a standard Debian installation.
+xref:sysadmin_package_repositories[After configuring the repositories], you
+need to run:
[source,bash]
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